GridMol2.0: Implementation and Application of Linear-scale Quantum
Mechanics Methods and Molecular Visualization
Abstract
GridMol is a “one-stop” platform for molecular modeling, scientific
computing and molecular visualization aided by High Performance
Computing Environment. GridMol version 2.0 emphatically introduces two
unique features, the first is fragment-based linear scaling quantum
chemistry methods, such as molecular fractionation with conjugate caps
and fragment molecular orbital methods; the second is visualization of
computational processes, such as structural optimization and intrinsic
reaction coordinate calculation. Compared with version 1.0,
fragment-based linear scaling quantum chemistry methods implemented in
GridMol version 2.0 can be used as a useful tool for performing quantum
calculations for large molecular systems to explore the mechanisms
involved in protein–ligand or targeted-drug interactions.