SMMP v. 3.0—Simulating proteins and protein interactions in Python and Fortran

We describe a revised and updated version of the program package SMMP. SMMP is an open-source FORTRAN package for molecular simulation of proteins within the standard geometry model. It is designed as a simple and inexpensive tool for researchers and students to become familiar with protein simulation techniques. SMMP 3.0 sports a revised API increasing its flexibility, an implementation of the Lund force field, multi-molecule simulations, a parallel implementation of the energy function, Python bindings, and more.Program summaryTitle of program:SMMPCatalogue identifier:ADOJ_v3_0Program summary URL:http://cpc.cs.qub.ac.uk/summaries/ADOJ_v3_0.htmlProgram obtainable from: CPC Program Library, Queen's University of Belfast, N. IrelandLicensing provisions:Standard CPC licence, http://cpc.cs.qub.ac.uk/licence/licence.htmlProgramming language used:FORTRAN, PythonNo. of lines in distributed program, including test data, etc.:52 105No. of bytes in distributed program, including test data, etc.:599 150Distribution format:tar.gzComputer:Platform independentOperating system:OS independentRAM:2 MbytesClassification:3Does the new version supersede the previous version?:YesNature of problem:Molecular mechanics computations and Monte Carlo simulation of proteins.Solution method:Utilizes ECEPP2/3, FLEX, and Lund potentials. Includes Monte Carlo simulation algorithms for canonical, as well as for generalized ensembles.Reasons for new version:API changes and increased functionality.Summary of revisions:Added Lund potential; parameters used in subroutines are now passed as arguments; multi-molecule simulations; parallelized energy calculation for ECEPP; Python bindings.Restrictions:The consumed CPU time increases with the size of protein molecule.Running time:Depends on the size of the simulated molecule.