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. 2008 May 16;95(3):1108–1117. doi: 10.1529/biophysj.108.130849

TABLE 2.

Systems thermalization phases

Time (ps) Thermalization process Number of steps and ΔT Position restraint value (Kcal/mol × Å)
0 EM1 10,000 500
0 EM2 20,000 500
12.5 MD1 25,000 of 0.5 fs 500
0 EM3 15,000 50
25.0 MD2 25,000 of 1.0 fs 50
0 EM4 10,000 25
20.0 MD3 10,000 of 2.0 fs 25
40.0 MD4 20,000 of 2.0 fs 10
40.0 MD5 20,000 of 2.0 fs 10
40.0 MD6 20,000 of 2.0 fs

EM, energy minimization; MD, molecular dynamics.