ligprep Command Help

Command: $SCHRODINGER/ligprep

usage: ligprep [options] (-ismi|-icsv|-imae|-isd) infile (-osd|-omae|-osmi|-ocsv) outfile

General:
  -h, -help             Print brief help message.
  -long_help            Print exhaustive help message.
  -inp <filename>       Read arguments from the supplied input file.
  -sif_docs             List supported simplified input file format (SIF)
                        keywords.

Ionization:
  -epik                 Use Epik Classic for ionization and tautomerization
                        (Recommended, overrides -i).
  -epikx                Use Epik for ionization and tautomerization
                        (Recommended, overrides -i).
  -emb, -epik_metal_binding
                        Run Epik with the metal_binding option so that states
                        appropriate for interactions with metal ions in
                        protein binding pockets are also generated.
  -i {0,1}              Ionization treatment: 0 - do not neutralize or ionize,
                        1 - neutralize (Default: 1). Note that -epik option
                        overrides -i and always implies ionization and
                        tautomerization.
  -ph <number>          Effective/target pH. (default = 7.0 for Epik Classic,
                        7.4 for Epik)
  -pht <number>         pH tolerance for generated structures.

Stereoisomers:
  -ac                   Do not respect existing chirality properties and do
                        not respect chiralities from the input geometry.
                        Generate stereoisomers for all chiral centers up to
                        the number permitted (specified using the -s option).
                        This is equivalent to "Generate all combinations" in
                        the Ligand Preparation user interface. Default
                        behavior is to respect only explicitly indicated
                        chiralities.
  -g                    Respect chiralities from input geometry when
                        generating stereoisomers.
  -s #                  Generate up to this many (#) stereoisomers per input
                        structure. (Default: 32).

Force-field based geometry optimization:
  -bff {14,16}          Force-field to be used for the final geometry
                        optimization. Default: 14 (OPLS_2005). For S-OPLS
                        specify 16.

Standard and job control options:
  -NJOBS NJOBS          Divide the overall job into NJOBS subjobs.
  -NSTRUCTS NSTRUCTS    Divide the overall job into subjobs with no more than
                        NSTRUCTS structures.
  -HOST <hostname>      Run job remotely on the indicated host entry.
  -WAIT                 Do not return a prompt until the job completes.
  -LOCAL                Do not use temporary directory for job files. Keep
                        files in the current directory.

Typical usage:
  Sample protonation states and stereoisomers, optimize geometry
  using OPLS force-field, and store results in Maestro format:

    ligprep <input> -omae outfile.maegz -epik

  where <input> is one of:
    -ismi infile.smi
    -icsv infile.csv
    -isd  infile.sd
    -imae infile.mae

Help topics for subcommands are listed below: