Force Field Calculation Parameters in Chemistry
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What is a limitation of the MM3 force field with regard to vibrational spectra?

  • Rotational barriers are high
  • Accurate prediction for highly saturated hydrocarbons
  • Vibrational spectra are not accurately calculated (correct)
  • Partial double bonds in saturated molecules

Which of the following is affected by hyperconjugation according to the text?

  • Vibrational spectra of saturated hydrocarbons
  • Rotational barriers for alkenes
  • Improper torsion-torsion angles
  • Bond length changes in conjugated molecules (correct)

What dependency does hyperconjugation have on bond characteristics in molecules?

  • Inductive effect on molecular weight
  • Bond length changes due to higher H+ character (correct)
  • Higher stability in saturated hydrocarbons
  • Lowering the rotational barriers

In CHARMM, what type of chemistry is focused on by Harvard Macromolecular Mechanics?

<p>Macromolecular mechanics (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a limitation of the MM4 force field in relation to saturated hydrocarbons?

<p>High rotational barriers (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of force field parameter is used for electrostatic calculations?

<p>Atom-centered monopole (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of experiments are used for parametrization in proteins according to the text?

<p>Microwave and X-ray (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What module in AMBER is used for minimization, molecular dynamics, and NMR refinements?

<p>SANDER (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which AMBER force field is generally recommended for proteins?

<p>ff14SB (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the Replica exchange calculations in force field parameterization allow?

<p>Simultaneous sampling at a variety of conditions (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which type of calculations are provisions made for handling NOESY intensities and proton chemical shifts?

<p>QM calculations (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the force field that accounts for all atoms in the periodic table?

<p>UFF (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of potential is used to describe bond stretching in the UFF force field?

<p>Morse potential (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the electrostatic interaction between charged atoms in the UFF force field?

<p>Charge-Charge interaction (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many atom types are defined in the UFF force field?

<p>126 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of torsion term is used in the UFF force field?

<p>Cosine torsion term (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of the CHARMM22 force field reoptimization mentioned in the text?

<p>Achieving equilibrium between A and B forms of DNA (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What aspect of the force field was specifically optimized for the TIP3P water model?

<p>Scaling factors and offsets of interaction energies (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In what solvent was the stabilization of the B form of DNA observed during the simulation?

<p>Aqueous solution (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the major simulations conducted for further validation of the reoptimized force field?

<p>Structural, dynamic, and hydration parameters (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which force field is specifically designed for all-atom simulations of proteins?

<p>CHARMM36 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was noted as a limitation in the CHARMM22 force field reoptimization according to the text?

<p>Equilibrium between helical and extended conformations (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What improvement was made to the CMAP potential in the experiment described?

<p>Refining with solution NMR data (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the backbone CMAP potential was corrected in the study?

<p>α-helix and extended regions (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What aspect of the CHARMM22 Gly and Pro CMAPs was corrected?

<p>Correcting α-helical bias (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the main focus of the experiments conducted with Ala3, Ala5, Ala7, Val3, and Gly3?

<p>Equilibrium folding of β-hairpins (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which technique was used to validate the experiments?

<p>Comparison with backbone scalar couplings (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In what type of proteins did the MacKerell Group focus their study on, according to the text?

<p>Unfolded proteins (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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