AMBER Atom List


Amber Forcefield Atom List

Atom Description
C sp2 carbonyl all-atom carbon and aromatic carbon with hydroxyl substituient in tyrosine
C* sp2 aromatic all-atom carbon in 5-membered ring with 1 substituent
C2 sp3 united carbon with 2 hydrogens
C3 sp3 united carbon with 3 hydrogens
CA sp2 aromatic all-atom carbon in 6-membered ring with 1 substituent
CB sp2 aromatic all-atom carbon in junction between 5- and 6-membered rings
CC sp2 aromatic all-atom carbon in 5-membered ring with 1 substituent and next to a nitrogen
CD sp2 aromatic united carbon in 6-membered ring with 1 hydrogen
CE sp2 aromatic united carbon in 5-membered ring between 2 nitrogens and with 1 hydrogen
CF sp2 aromatic united carbon in 5-membered ring next to a nitrogen without a hydrogen
CG sp2 aromatic united carbon in 5-membered ring next to a N-H
CH sp3 united carbon with 1 hydrogen
CI sp2 united carbon in 6-membered ring between 2 NC nitrogens
CJ sp2 united carbon in pyrimidine at positions 5 or 6
CK sp2 aromatic carbon in 5-membered ring between 2 nitrogens and with 1 hydrogen
CM sp2 all-atom carbon in pyrimidine at positions 5 or 6
CN sp2 aromatic junction all-atom carbon in between 5- and 6-membered rings
CP sp2 aromatic united carbon in 5-membered ring between 2 nitrogens and with 1 hydrogen (in HIS)
CQ sp2 all-atom carbon in 6-membered ring of purine between two NC nitrogens and with 1 hydrogen
CR sp2 aromatic all-atom carbon in 5-membered ring between 2 nitrogens and with 1 hydrogen (in HIS)
CT sp3 all-atom carbon with 4 explicit substituents
CV sp2 aromatic all-atom carbon in 5-membered ring bonded to 1 N and 1 H
CW sp2 aromatic all-atom carbon in 5-membered ring bonded to N-H and 1 H
H amide or imino hydrogen
H2 amino hydrogen in NH2
H3 hydrogen of lysine or arginine (positively charged)
HC explicit hydrogen attached to carbon
HO hydrogen in hydroxyl group
HS hydrogen attached to sulfur
HW hydrogen in water
LP lone pair
N sp2 nitrogen in amide
N* sp2 nitrogen in purine or pyrimidine wiht alkyl group
N2 sp2 nitrogen in base NH2 group or arginine NH2
N3 sp3 nitrogen with 4 substituents
NA sp2 nitrogen in 5-membered ring with hydrogen attached
NB sp2 nitrogen in 5-membered ring with lone pairs
NC sp2 nitrogen in 6-membered ring with lone pairs
NP
NT sp3 nitrogen with 3 substituents
O carbonyl oxygen
O2 carboxyl or phosphate non-bonded oxygen
OH alcohol oxygen
OS ether or ester oxygen
OW water oxygen
P phosphorus in phosphate group
S sulfur in disulfide linkage or methionine
SH sulfur in thiol
C0 calcium ion (+2)
IM chlorine ion (-1)
CU copper ion (+2)
I Iodine ion (-1)
MG Magnesium ion (+2)
QC cesium ion (+1)
QK potassium ion (+1)
QL lithium ion (+1)
QN sodium ion (+1)
QR rubidium ion (+1)
CS sp3 carbon
AC alpha-anomeric carbon
BC beta-anomeric carbon
HT sp3 hydrogen
AH alpha-anomeric hydrogen
BH beta-anomeric hydrogen
HY hydroxyl hydrogen
OT hydroxyl oxygen
OA alpha-anomeric oxygen
OB beta-anomeric oxygen
OE ring oxygen
h$ atom for automatic parameter assignment
c$ atom for automatic parameter assignment
n$ atom for automatic parameter assignment
o$ atom for automatic parameter assignment
s$ atom for automatic parameter assignment
p$ atom for automatic parameter assignment
ospc in SPC water molecule - used for rattle routine
otip in TIP3P water molecule - used for rattle routine
all-atom carbon = this atom only includes the carbon---hydrogens must be explicitly defined
united carbon = this atom includes the carbon AND the hydrogen---hydrogens are incorporated into the definion of the heavy atoms

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