A one-way shooting algorithm for transition path sampling of asymmetric barriers

作者:Brotzakis Z Faidon; Bolhuis Peter G*
来源:Journal of Chemical Physics, 2016, 145(16): 164112.
DOI:10.1063/1.4965882

摘要

We present a novel transition path sampling shooting algorithm for the efficient sampling of complex (biomolecular) activated processes with asymmetric free energy barriers. The method employs a fictitious potential that biases the shooting point toward the transition state. The method is similar in spirit to the aimless shooting technique by Peters and Trout [J. Chem. Phys. 125, 054108 (2006)], but is targeted for use with the one-way shooting approach, which has been shown to be more effective than two-way shooting algorithms in systems dominated by diffusive dynamics. We illustrate the method on a 2D Langevin toy model, the association of two peptides and the initial step in dissociation of a beta-lactoglobulin dimer. In all cases we show a significant increase in efficiency. Published by AIP Publishing.

  • 出版日期2016-10-28