Probe molecules and their fractional composition, shown below, were selected based on analysis of FDA approved drugs [AB12]_. The best composition for a specific system may, however, depend on the surface properties of the target. For a protein with a highly charged surface, increasing the proportion of acetate and isopropylamine might perform better in identifying ligandable sites.
.. only:: html +----------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ |.. figure:: _static/ipro.png|.. figure:: _static/acam.png|.. figure:: _static/acet.png| | :scale: 25% | :scale: 25% | :scale: 25% | | | | | | Isopropanol (70%) | Acetamide (10%) | Acetate (10%) | +----------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+ |.. figure:: _static/ipam.png|.. figure:: _static/ibut.png| | | :scale: 25% | :scale: 25% | | | | | | | Isopropylamine (10%) | Isobutane (0%) | | +----------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------+
.. only:: latex .. figure:: _static/ipro.png :scale: 25% Isopropanol (70%) .. figure:: _static/acam.png :scale: 25% Acetamide (10%) .. figure:: _static/acet.png :scale: 25% Acetate (10%) .. figure:: _static/ipam.png :scale: 25% Isopropylamine (10%) .. figure:: _static/ibut.png :scale: 25% Isobutane (0%)
Among these, isobutane is not included in the default configuration due to its high propensity to aggregate. If it is included, it should have a small fraction.
Probe atom types and parameters are based on protein side-chains described in CHARMM force field. Below topology and parameter files distributed with the plugin are shown:
.. literalinclude:: drugui/probe.top
.. literalinclude:: drugui/probe.prm