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Free Energy Perturbation (FEP)

Use Flare FEP to refine your docking results, make the right structure-based design choices and enable lead optimization with confidence

Robust and efficient calculations

Seamlessly prepare proteins and ligands for the FEP experiment
Easily generate ligand poses with the ligand alignment component of Flare, or by docking ligands to the protein you will use in Flare FEP project
Use the automated process to create an efficient perturbation network, automatically including intermediate ligands when needed
Multiple options to refine and optimize the perturbation map
Easily view and troubleshoot all aspects of your Flare FEP calculation results in a dedicated window and identify problematic transformations
View, sort and prioritize your ligands using their predicted activity

Accurately calculate the relative binding free energy of a closely related (or congeneric) series of ligands (Assessment of Binding Affinity via Alchemical Free-Energy Calculations J. Chem. Inf. Model. 2020, 60, 6, 3120–3130)
Precision is obtained in your Flare FEP calculations using fully connected, two-way networks, which enable more accurate error estimation for each link and thorough analysis of cycle errors
Enhance predictive performance by automatically creating custom torsion parameters for small molecules using GFN2-xTB extended semiempirical tight-binding or ANI-2x deep learning QM approximation
Easily generate network graphs by adding automated intermediates to better link structurally related ligands

Free energy cycle

Split your Flare FEP calculations into the optimal package size for your GPU resources, enabling single compounds to be predicted in as little as 30 minutes
Flare FEP uses an advanced integrator, including hydrogen mass repartitioning and a more optimal water box shape and size for the simulation
Optimize calculation time by using the Cresset Engine Broker™ to connect to a local cluster or cloud computing facilities
Achieve a more tailored, and quicker, simulation as assignment of the number of λ windows to use between each perturbation is determined by the software adaptively and automatically

Flare V5 FEP speedup overV4

Flare FEP calculations are 2-3.5 times faster in Flare V5 compared to Flare V4

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