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Main Authors: Miyazaki, Yu, Tomita, Atsuhiro, Hayashi, Akihide, Takamoto, So, Takemoto, Mizuki, Mori, Hodaka
Format: Preprint
Published: 2026
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.16061
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author Miyazaki, Yu
Tomita, Atsuhiro
Hayashi, Akihide
Takamoto, So
Takemoto, Mizuki
Mori, Hodaka
author_facet Miyazaki, Yu
Tomita, Atsuhiro
Hayashi, Akihide
Takamoto, So
Takemoto, Mizuki
Mori, Hodaka
contents Universal machine-learning interatomic potentials (uMLIPs) enable reactive molecular simulations with near-DFT accuracy, yet applying them efficiently to large, realistic condensed-phase systems remains computationally demanding. Here we present PFP/MM, a hybrid approach that combines a uMLIP, PreFerred Potential (PFP), with molecular mechanics (MM) to enable both large-scale and long-time simulations that are challenging for uMLIP-only calculations. Using an alanine dipeptide in explicit water, we achieve multi-ns/day enhanced sampling and obtain a Ramachandran plot consistent with established basins. For an intramolecular nucleophilic addition reaction in a polar solvent environment, we reproduce the expected solvent-induced stabilization in the free-energy profile. We further apply the approach to a cytochrome P450 Compound I hydroxylation reaction and obtain a free-energy landscape consistent with the accepted reaction mechanism. These results demonstrate that uMLIP-based reactive simulations can be applied to diverse condensed-phase processes in large, realistic environments.
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spellingShingle PFP/MM: A Hybrid Approach Combining a Universal Neural Network Potential with Classical Force Fields for Large-Scale Reactive Simulations
Miyazaki, Yu
Tomita, Atsuhiro
Hayashi, Akihide
Takamoto, So
Takemoto, Mizuki
Mori, Hodaka
Materials Science
Soft Condensed Matter
Chemical Physics
Universal machine-learning interatomic potentials (uMLIPs) enable reactive molecular simulations with near-DFT accuracy, yet applying them efficiently to large, realistic condensed-phase systems remains computationally demanding. Here we present PFP/MM, a hybrid approach that combines a uMLIP, PreFerred Potential (PFP), with molecular mechanics (MM) to enable both large-scale and long-time simulations that are challenging for uMLIP-only calculations. Using an alanine dipeptide in explicit water, we achieve multi-ns/day enhanced sampling and obtain a Ramachandran plot consistent with established basins. For an intramolecular nucleophilic addition reaction in a polar solvent environment, we reproduce the expected solvent-induced stabilization in the free-energy profile. We further apply the approach to a cytochrome P450 Compound I hydroxylation reaction and obtain a free-energy landscape consistent with the accepted reaction mechanism. These results demonstrate that uMLIP-based reactive simulations can be applied to diverse condensed-phase processes in large, realistic environments.
title PFP/MM: A Hybrid Approach Combining a Universal Neural Network Potential with Classical Force Fields for Large-Scale Reactive Simulations
topic Materials Science
Soft Condensed Matter
Chemical Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.16061