title: A program to calculate non-bonded interaction energy in biomolecular aggregates.
abstract: This paper describes a program to calculate intermolecular as well as intramolecular electronic potential energy resulting from non-bonded interactions. The underlying theory is obtained by the application of Rayleigh-Schroedinger perturbation theory to non-overlap regions of a molecular system. The rigorous theoretical expressions for the energy terms are simplified by approximations consistent with those commonly employed in semi-empirical molecular orbital theories. The program is particularly suited for the study of biomolecular assemblies, and in situations where insight into contributions to total energy from various component interaction types is desired. The inclusion of the non-additive dispersion effects in this approach makes it especially interesting for the study of cooperative phenomena in the light of a recent finding [1].
mesh_terms: D003201:Computers; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D008956:Models, Chemical; D013816:Thermodynamics
chemical_list: D046911:Macromolecular Substances