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Combining the biased and unbiased sampling strategy into one convenient free energy calculation method
Authors:Haomiao Zhang  Qiankun Gong  Haozhe Zhang  Changjun Chen
Institution:Biomolecular Physics and Modeling Group, School of Physics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, China
Abstract:Constructing a free energy landscape for a large molecule is difficult. One has to use either a high temperature or a strong driving force to enhance the sampling on the free energy barriers. In this work, we propose a mixed method that combines these two kinds of acceleration strategies into one simulation. First, it applies an adaptive biasing potential to some replicas of the molecule. These replicas are particularly accelerated in a collective variable space. Second, it places some unbiased and exchangeable replicas at various temperature levels. These replicas generate unbiased sampling data in the canonical ensemble. To improve the sampling efficiency, biased replicas transfer their state variables to the unbiased replicas after equilibrium by Monte Carlo trial moves. In comparison to previous integrated methods, it is more convenient for users. It does not need an initial reference biasing potential to guide the sampling of the molecule. And it is also unnecessary to insert many replicas for the requirement of passing the free energy barriers. The free energy calculation is accomplished in a single stage. It samples the data as fast as a biased simulation and it processes the data as simple as an unbiased simulation. The method provides a minimalist approach to the construction of the free energy landscape. © 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Keywords:collective variable  free energy calculation  replica exchange molecular dynamics  adaptively biased molecular dynamics
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