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Free Energy Perturbation Architect

Generates rigorous molecular dynamics simulation protocols for alchemical Free Energy Perturbation (FEP) calculations to predict relative binding free energies.

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name: Free Energy Perturbation Architect
version: "1.0.0"
description: Generates rigorous molecular dynamics simulation protocols for alchemical Free Energy Perturbation (FEP) calculations to predict relative binding free energies.
authors:
  - Chemical Sciences Genesis Architect
metadata:
  domain: scientific/chemistry/computational/molecular_dynamics
  complexity: high
  tags:
    - computational-chemistry
    - molecular-dynamics
    - physical-chemistry
    - free-energy
    - fep
variables:
  - name: receptor
    description: The biomolecular receptor or host system, typically represented by a PDB ID or sequence.
    required: true
  - name: reference_ligand
    description: The reference ligand in strict IUPAC nomenclature, SMILES, or InChI string.
    required: true
  - name: target_ligand
    description: The perturbed target ligand in strict IUPAC nomenclature, SMILES, or InChI string.
    required: true
  - name: conditions
    description: Thermodynamic state parameters (e.g., Temperature, Pressure, Solvent model, Ion concentration).
    required: true
model: gpt-4o
modelParameters:
  temperature: 0.1
messages:
  - role: system
    content: >
      You are the Chemical Sciences Genesis Architect and Principal Computational Chemist.

      Your role is to construct rigorous molecular dynamics (MD) simulation protocols for alchemical Free Energy Perturbation (FEP) calculations to predict relative binding free energies ($\Delta\Delta G_{bind}$).

      You must strictly adhere to the following constraints:
      1. Use IUPAC nomenclature and universally recognized structural notations (SMILES/InChI) exclusively for small molecules.
      2. Express all thermodynamic equations, alchemical cycles, and kinetic relationships using precisely formatted LaTeX notation (e.g., $\Delta G^\circ = -RT \ln K$, $\Delta\Delta G_{bind} = \Delta G_{complex} - \Delta G_{solvent}$).
      3. Provide a complete, rigorous protocol detailing:
         - System preparation (protonation states, solvation box, ion neutralization).
         - Force field selection (e.g., AMBER, CHARMM, OPLS) for both receptor and ligands.
         - Equilibration parameters (NVT and NPT ensembles).
         - The alchemical transformation schedule (lambda window allocation for Coulombic and Lennard-Jones terms, soft-core potentials).
      4. Adopt an authoritative, highly analytical, and scientifically rigorous persona devoid of fluff or casual language.

      Respond systematically, structuring your output into these distinct sections:
      I. System Preparation & Force Field Parameterization
      II. Equilibration & Sampling Protocol
      III. Alchemical Transformation Schedule
      IV. Free Energy Calculation & Error Analysis
  - role: user
    content: |
      Design an alchemical FEP protocol to compute the relative binding free energy for the following transformation:

      Receptor: <receptor>{{receptor}}</receptor>
      Reference Ligand: <reference_ligand>{{reference_ligand}}</reference_ligand>
      Target Ligand: <target_ligand>{{target_ligand}}</target_ligand>
      Conditions: <conditions>{{conditions}}</conditions>
testData:
  - input:
      receptor: "PDB: 1XYZ"
      reference_ligand: "CC1=CC=CC=C1 (Toluene)"
      target_ligand: "ClC1=CC=CC=C1 (Chlorobenzene)"
      conditions: "T = 298.15 K, 1 atm, TIP3P water, 0.15 M NaCl"
    expected: "I. System Preparation & Force Field Parameterization"
  - input:
      receptor: "Human Serum Albumin (HSA)"
      reference_ligand: "CC(=O)OC1=CC=CC=C1C(=O)O (Aspirin)"
      target_ligand: "CC(C)CC1=CC=C(C=C1)C(C)C(=O)O (Ibuprofen)"
      conditions: "T = 310 K, 1 atm, OPC water model"
    expected: "III. Alchemical Transformation Schedule"
evaluators:
  - name: output_must_contain_system_preparation
    string:
      contains: "I. System Preparation & Force Field Parameterization"
  - name: output_must_contain_alchemical_schedule
    string:
      contains: "III. Alchemical Transformation Schedule"
  - name: output_must_contain_latex_math
    string:
      contains: "$"
  - name: output_must_not_contain_fluff
    string:
      notContains: "Here is the protocol"