Table 3. Overview of the Results Obtained with ABFE and MMPBSA Calculations, in Terms of Root Mean Square Error As Compared to Experimental Binding Free Energiesa.
| Root Mean Square
Error (kcal/mol) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test Case No. | Weight | ABFE | W0e | W10e | W20e | W30e | W40e | W50e |
| 1a | 5.5 | 0.85 [0.64, 1.32] | 3.94 [3.61, 5.86] | 7.09 [6.38, 9.40] | 12.52 [11.50, 13.90] | 15.39 [14.33, 16.73] | 17.36 [16.02, 19.26] | 18.38 [17.02, 20.13] |
| 1b | 5.5 | 1.37 [1.25, 1.64] | 6.46 [6.34, 6.60] | 7.88 [7.29, 8.70] | 14.12 [13.66, 14.64] | 17.25 [16.81, 17.73] | 18.86 [18.31, 19.48] | 19.68 [19.03, 20.43] |
| 2 | 14 | 0.95 [0.87, 1.05] | 4.68 [4.57, 4.80] | 7.02 [6.58, 7.82] | 12.74 [12.24, 13.65] | 16.18 [15.59, 16.89] | 17.93 [17.39, 18.54] | 18.54 [17.99, 19.16] |
| 3 | 22 | 2.13 [2.03, 2.26] | 5.70 [5.60, 5.80] | 8.70 [8.24, 9.47] | 15.54 [15.08, 16.17] | 18.69 [18.23, 19.23] | 19.82 [19.32, 20.42] | 20.62 [20.13, 21.20] |
| Weighted Average | 1.54 [1.43, 1.72] | 5.28 [4.86, 6.23] | 7.92 [7.41, 8.88] | 14.18 [13.65, 14.97] | 17.39 [16.82, 18.07] | 18.86 [18.24, 19.62] | 19.63 [19.00, 20.38] | |
In square brackets are the 95% confidence intervals of the statistics.