FORCE FIELD FILE IN NAMD
BONDS
!V(bond)=Kb(b-b0)**2 (This the contribution due to bonds as defined in equation 7,Module 3)
!Kb:kcal/mole
!bo:A
!atom type Kb b0
!
CA N2 350 1.332 !
N2 CT 300 1.467 !
CT H1 350 1.085 !
N2 H 490 0.995 !
C H2 376 1.118 !
C O2 650 1.234 !
ANGLES
!
!V(angle)=Ktheta(Theta-Theta0)**2 (This the contribution due to angles as defined in equation 7,Module 3)
!
!Ktheta:Kcal/mole
!Theta0:degrees
!
!atom types Ktheta Theta0
N2 CA N2 74 119 !
CA N2 H 50 121.5 !
H N2 H 26 117 !
CA N2 CT 50 121.9 !
CT N2 CT 70 115 !
N2 CT H1 52 110 !
H1 CT H1 37 108.9 !
H2 C O2 80 114.7 !
O2 C O2 120 130.5 !
DIHEDRALS
!
!V(dihedral)=Kchi(1+cos(n(chi)-delta))( (This the contribution due to dihedrals as defined in equation 7,Module 3)
!Kchi:Kcal/mol
!n:multiplicity
!delta:degrees
!
!atom types Kchi n delta
N2 CA N2 H 1.8663 2 180.00 !
N2 CA N2 CT 2.7987 2 180.00 !
CA N2 CT H1 0.000 3 0.00 !
CT N2 CT H2 0.1638 3 0.00 !
CT N2 CT H1 0.1638 3 0.00
NONBONDED
!
!V(Lennard-Jones)=Eps,i,j[(Rmin,i,j/ri,j)**12-2(Rmin,i,j/ri,j)**6] (This portion consists of the fifth and sixth terms of equation 7,Module3)
!
!epsilon:Kcal/mol,Eps,i,j=sqrt(eps,i*eps,j)
!Rmin/2:A,Rmin,i,j=Rmin/2,i + Rmin/2,j
!Here Rmin/2 is the sigma value
!atom ignored epsilon Rmin/2
CA 0.0 -0.08587 1.700 !
N2 0.0 -0.16976 1.625 !
CT 0.0 -0.10924 1.700 !
H1 0.0 -0.01565 1.236 !
H 0.0 -0.01565 0.535 !
O2 0.0 -0.20969 1.480 !
C 0.0 -0.08587 1.700 !
H2 0.0 -0.01565 1.1465 !
The definition of atom type and force field parameters can be found from
http://mackerell.umaryland.edu/CHARMM_ff_params.html
For e.g here CA represents the carbon atom within a imidazolium ring,while CT defines the carbon atom in the alkyl group.N2 refers to the nitrogen atom in the imidazolium ring.