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[Preprint]. 2024 Feb 14:arXiv:2401.16062v2. Originally published 2024 Jan 29. [Version 2]

Enhancing Protein-Ligand Binding Affinity Predictions using Neural Network Potentials

Francesc Sabanes Zariquiey, Raimondas Galvelis, Emilio Gallicchio, John D Chodera, Thomas E Markland, Gianni de Fabritiis
PMCID: PMC10862936  PMID: 38351937

Abstract

This letter gives results on improving protein-ligand binding affinity predictions based on molecular dynamics simulations using machine learning potentials with a hybrid neural network potential and molecular mechanics methodology (NNP/MM). We compute relative binding free energies (RBFE) with the Alchemical Transfer Method (ATM) and validate its performance against established benchmarks and find significant enhancements compared to conventional MM force fields like GAFF2.

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