Subject: [gmx-users] [ dummies 2] or [ virtual_sites 2] not works.

Gerrit Groenhof ggroenh at gwdg.de
Fri Jan 22 22:53:13 CET 2010


Hi,

Add the LA to the atoms block in the  ff*nb.itp, using zero for all parameters. Check out for instance how the MW sites of water are listed.
   LA    0       0.0           0.000       A   0.0           0.0


Gerrit

> 
> Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 23:22:30 +0900
> From: "yoochan,myung" <myc14 at kangwon.ac.kr>
> Subject: [gmx-users] [ dummies 2] or [ virtual_sites 2] not works.
> To: gmx-users at gromacs.org
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> Hi.
> 
> I'm on QM/MM simulation (gromacs-gaussian03).
> 
> I exactly followed under reference, but I could't success. 
> http://wwwuser.gwdg.de/~ggroenh/EMBO2004/html/qmmmvacuum.html#top
> 
> 
> 
> I checked presence of two LA atoms in [ atoms] of TOP file.
> 
> Also, I checked under [ dummies 2] and [ constraints ]in Top file.
> (I think, [ dummies 2] = [ virtual_sites 2] but,  [ virtual_sites 2] in 4.x.x Gromacs, [ dummies 2] in  3.x.x)
> 
> [ dummies 2]
> 1279 906 904 1 0.72
> 1280 938 936 1 0.72
> 
> [ constraints ]
> 906 904 2 0.153
> 938 936 2 0.153
> 
> 
> And then, I did GROMPP, I got this error message.
> (In reference, there is a "run.scr " step which is multiple GROMPP and MDRUN  running scripts.)
> 
> 'Atom type "LA" not found'
> 
> 
> I think grompp doesn't recognize atom "LA" on [ atoms ] as dummies.
> 
> Any suggestions?
> 
> 
> Regards.
> 
> yoochan,
> 
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> Message: 2
> Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:02:50 -0500
> From: nishap.patel at utoronto.ca
> Subject: [gmx-users] cut-off
> To: gmx-users at gromacs.org
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> Hello,
> 
>     I wanted to know, if say my box is 30A (cubic) and if I set my  
> cut-off lengths i.e. rvdw-switch = 0.8 and rvdw =0.9 , does that mean,  
> the simulation will cut-0ff at 9A? Should I be changing that to 1.5nm  
> (to get half the box cut-off)? I am a little confused about that.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Nisha Patel
> 
> 
> 
> 
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> Message: 3
> Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:10:29 -0500
> From: "Justin A. Lemkul" <jalemkul at vt.edu>
> Subject: Re: [gmx-users] cut-off
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> nishap.patel at utoronto.ca wrote:
>> Hello,
>> 
>>    I wanted to know, if say my box is 30A (cubic) and if I set my 
>> cut-off lengths i.e. rvdw-switch = 0.8 and rvdw =0.9 , does that mean, 
>> the simulation will cut-0ff at 9A? Should I be changing that to 1.5nm 
>> (to get half the box cut-off)? I am a little confused about that.
>> 
> 
> Setting rvdw = 0.9 means that van der Waals interactions beyond 0.9 nm are zero. 
>   It has no effect on, for example, Coulombic interactions.
> 
> Most force fields have defined cutoffs that should be used in order to be 
> consistent with the original derivation of the parameter set, so it is generally 
> inadvisable to make ad hoc changes to the cutoffs in order to meet some 
> arbitrary criterion.  The minimum image convention specifies that your longest 
> cutoff must always be less than half the smallest box vector.  If you set up a 
> system with a cutoff equal to exactly one half of a box vector, if that box 
> vector decreases even slightly (i.e., under the influence of pressure coupling), 
> then you will be calculating spurious forces.
> 
> -Justin
> 
>> Thanks.
>> 
>> Nisha Patel
>> 
>> 
> 
> -- 
> ========================================
> 
> Justin A. Lemkul
> Ph.D. Candidate
> ICTAS Doctoral Scholar
> MILES-IGERT Trainee
> Department of Biochemistry
> Virginia Tech
> Blacksburg, VA
> jalemkul[at]vt.edu | (540) 231-9080
> http://www.bevanlab.biochem.vt.edu/Pages/Personal/justin
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> Message: 4
> Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:20:06 -0500
> From: nishap.patel at utoronto.ca
> Subject: Re: [gmx-users] cut-off
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> I see what you mean, so say if I am doing RDF, the values beyond 9A  
> would be bogus?
> 
> 
> Quoting "Justin A. Lemkul" <jalemkul at vt.edu>:
> 
>> 
>> 
>> nishap.patel at utoronto.ca wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>> 
>>>   I wanted to know, if say my box is 30A (cubic) and if I set my   
>>> cut-off lengths i.e. rvdw-switch = 0.8 and rvdw =0.9 , does that   
>>> mean, the simulation will cut-0ff at 9A? Should I be changing that   
>>> to 1.5nm (to get half the box cut-off)? I am a little confused   
>>> about that.
>>> 
>> 
>> Setting rvdw = 0.9 means that van der Waals interactions beyond 0.9 nm
>> are zero.   It has no effect on, for example, Coulombic interactions.
>> 
>> Most force fields have defined cutoffs that should be used in order to
>> be consistent with the original derivation of the parameter set, so it
>> is generally inadvisable to make ad hoc changes to the cutoffs in order
>> to meet some arbitrary criterion.  The minimum image convention
>> specifies that your longest cutoff must always be less than half the
>> smallest box vector.  If you set up a system with a cutoff equal to
>> exactly one half of a box vector, if that box vector decreases even
>> slightly (i.e., under the influence of pressure coupling), then you
>> will be calculating spurious forces.
>> 
>> -Justin
>> 
>>> Thanks.
>>> 
>>> Nisha Patel
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> -- 
>> ========================================
>> 
>> Justin A. Lemkul
>> Ph.D. Candidate
>> ICTAS Doctoral Scholar
>> MILES-IGERT Trainee
>> Department of Biochemistry
>> Virginia Tech
>> Blacksburg, VA
>> jalemkul[at]vt.edu | (540) 231-9080
>> http://www.bevanlab.biochem.vt.edu/Pages/Personal/justin
>> 
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> 
> 
> Nisha Patel
> MSc Candidate
> Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy
> Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
> 144 College Street
> Room 1172
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> Message: 5
> Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:32:55 -0500
> From: "Justin A. Lemkul" <jalemkul at vt.edu>
> Subject: Re: [gmx-users] cut-off
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> 
> 
> nishap.patel at utoronto.ca wrote:
>> I see what you mean, so say if I am doing RDF, the values beyond 9A 
>> would be bogus?
>> 
> 
> To a large extent, probably, but I don't think that I can say that absolutely 
> without context.  For example, you've only shown us rvdw, what about rcoulomb? 
> If it is longer for some reason, then this value will also influence the RDF. 
> Long-range electrostatics (i.e., PME) may have some effect as well, but I don't 
> really have much detailed experience in doing that sort of thing.
> 
> There is a nice section in the manual about RDF calculation, as well as an 
> example RDF plot for SPC water that should give you an idea of what to expect, 
> in general.
> 
> -Justin
> 
>> 
>> Quoting "Justin A. Lemkul" <jalemkul at vt.edu>:
>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> nishap.patel at utoronto.ca wrote:
>>>> Hello,
>>>> 
>>>>   I wanted to know, if say my box is 30A (cubic) and if I set my  
>>>> cut-off lengths i.e. rvdw-switch = 0.8 and rvdw =0.9 , does that  
>>>> mean, the simulation will cut-0ff at 9A? Should I be changing that  
>>>> to 1.5nm (to get half the box cut-off)? I am a little confused  about 
>>>> that.
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> Setting rvdw = 0.9 means that van der Waals interactions beyond 0.9 nm
>>> are zero.   It has no effect on, for example, Coulombic interactions.
>>> 
>>> Most force fields have defined cutoffs that should be used in order to
>>> be consistent with the original derivation of the parameter set, so it
>>> is generally inadvisable to make ad hoc changes to the cutoffs in order
>>> to meet some arbitrary criterion.  The minimum image convention
>>> specifies that your longest cutoff must always be less than half the
>>> smallest box vector.  If you set up a system with a cutoff equal to
>>> exactly one half of a box vector, if that box vector decreases even
>>> slightly (i.e., under the influence of pressure coupling), then you
>>> will be calculating spurious forces.
>>> 
>>> -Justin
>>> 
>>>> Thanks.
>>>> 
>>>> Nisha Patel
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> -- 
>>> ========================================
>>> 
>>> Justin A. Lemkul
>>> Ph.D. Candidate
>>> ICTAS Doctoral Scholar
>>> MILES-IGERT Trainee
>>> Department of Biochemistry
>>> Virginia Tech
>>> Blacksburg, VA
>>> jalemkul[at]vt.edu | (540) 231-9080
>>> http://www.bevanlab.biochem.vt.edu/Pages/Personal/justin
>>> 
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>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Nisha Patel
>> MSc Candidate
>> Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy
>> Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
>> 144 College Street
>> Room 1172
>> Toronto, ON
>> M5S 3M2
>> Canada
>> Telephone: 416-978-1536
>> 
> 
> -- 
> ========================================
> 
> Justin A. Lemkul
> Ph.D. Candidate
> ICTAS Doctoral Scholar
> MILES-IGERT Trainee
> Department of Biochemistry
> Virginia Tech
> Blacksburg, VA
> jalemkul[at]vt.edu | (540) 231-9080
> http://www.bevanlab.biochem.vt.edu/Pages/Personal/justin
> 
> ========================================
> 
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> Message: 6
> Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 03:11:32 +0700
> From: akram gorji <lotus6150 at gmail.com>
> Subject: [gmx-users] question
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> Hi,I want to simulate a finite nono-tubes.Does nonotube be flexible or
> rigid?which is better?thanks
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> Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:25:36 +0100
> From: David van der Spoel <spoel at xray.bmc.uu.se>
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> On 1/22/10 9:11 PM, akram gorji wrote:
>> Hi,I want to simulate a finite nono-tubes.Does nonotube be flexible or
>> rigid?which is better?thanks
>> 
> Do you mean nano tubes?
> 
> Try some literature search. Quite a bit has been done on this topic, 
> also with GROMACS.
> 
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> Message: 8
> Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:28:27 -0700
> From: Jose Tusell <jrta1981 at gmail.com>
> Subject: [gmx-users] diketopiperazine
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> Hi,
> 
> I'm trying to construct diketopiperazine with gromacs.  The problem that I
> have right now is forming the bond that unites the C and N termi to make the
> cyclic peptide.  I tried using specbond.dat but so far I've been
> unsucessful.  Here is my specbond.dat file and pdb file:
> 
> specbond.dat
> 8
> CYS     SG      1       CYS     SG      1       0.2     CYS2    CYS2
> CYS     SG      1       HEME    FE      2       0.25    CYS2    HEME
> CYS     SG      1       HEME    CAB     1       0.18    CYS2    HEME
> CYS     SG      1       HEME    CAC     1       0.18    CYS2    HEME
> HIS     NE2     1       HEME    FE      1       0.2     HIS1    HEME
> MET     SD      1       HEME    FE      1       0.24    MET     HEME
> CYM     SG      1       CYM     SG      1       0.2     CYS2    CYS2
> TRP      N      1       HISH     C      1       0.2     TRP     HISH
> 
> whdikp.pdb
> REMARK       S  14 x 14 mn oif
> ATOM      1  N   TRP    1       -0.813   0.594   1.164
> ATOM      2  H   TRP    1       -0.249   1.064   1.843
> ATOM      3  CA  TRP    1       -0.264  -0.210   0.004
> ATOM      4  HA  TRP    1        0.855  -0.244   0.066
> ATOM      5  CB  TRP    1       -0.633   0.484  -1.321
> ATOM      6  HB1 TRP    1       -1.672   0.344  -1.531
> ATOM      7  HB2 TRP    1       -0.408   1.528  -1.262
> ATOM      8  CG  TRP    1        0.205  -0.166  -2.397
> ATOM      9  CD1 TRP    1        0.227  -1.464  -2.727
> ATOM     10  HD1 TRP    1       -0.407  -2.173  -2.195
> ATOM     11  CD2 TRP    1        1.119   0.455  -3.258
> ATOM     12  NE1 TRP    1        1.166  -1.607  -3.796
> ATOM     13  HE1 TRP    1        1.401  -2.473  -4.259
> ATOM     14  CE2 TRP    1        1.673  -0.432  -4.078
> ATOM     15  CE3 TRP    1        1.485   1.803  -3.344
> ATOM     16  HE3 TRP    1        1.065   2.575  -2.699
> ATOM     17  CZ2 TRP    1        2.626  -0.117  -5.054
> ATOM     18  HZ2 TRP    1        3.035  -0.902  -5.690
> ATOM     19  CZ3 TRP    1        2.444   2.145  -4.320
> ATOM     20  HZ3 TRP    1        2.741   3.190  -4.402
> ATOM     21  CH2 TRP    1        2.990   1.222  -5.140
> ATOM     22  HH2 TRP    1        3.727   1.540  -5.878
> ATOM     23  C   TRP    1       -0.816  -1.621   0.004
> ATOM     24  O   TRP    1       -0.072  -2.712   0.004
> ATOM     25  N   HISH   2       -2.331  -1.621   0.004
> ATOM     26  H   HISH   2       -2.895  -2.093  -0.674
> ATOM     27  CA  HISH   2       -2.881  -0.816   1.162
> ATOM     28  HA  HISH   2       -4.000  -0.781   1.098
> ATOM     29  CB  HISH   2       -2.516  -1.510   2.488
> ATOM     30  HB1 HISH   2       -1.564  -1.990   2.400
> ATOM     31  HB2 HISH   2       -2.494  -0.794   3.283
> ATOM     32  CG  HISH   2       -3.591  -2.538   2.747
> ATOM     33  ND1 HISH   2       -3.867  -3.560   1.846
> ATOM     34  HD1 HISH   2       -3.399  -3.715   0.964
> ATOM     35  CD2 HISH   2       -4.447  -2.700   3.792
> ATOM     36  HD2 HISH   2       -4.608  -2.157   4.723
> ATOM     37  CE1 HISH   2       -4.846  -4.291   2.344
> ATOM     38  HE1 HISH   2       -5.219  -5.152   1.791
> ATOM     39  NE2 HISH   2       -5.203  -3.793   3.502
> ATOM     40  HE2 HISH   2       -5.932  -4.166   4.093
> ATOM     41  C   HISH   2       -2.329   0.595   1.164
> ATOM     42  O   HISH   2       -3.089   1.710   1.164
> 
> Thanks for any suggestions,
> 
> Jose Tusell
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