[gmx-users] Polar Hydrogen missing using PRODRG

Jennifer Williams Jennifer.Williams at ed.ac.uk
Thu Oct 14 12:08:55 CEST 2010



Hi Justin,

Thanks for your answer. The ADDHYD in the FAQ sounds like exactly what  
I need however I can't get this command to work. I draw in my molecule  
using the JME editor and get this .pdb file in the PRODRG window.

CC(C)Cc1ccc(C(C)C(=O)O)cc1
JME 2002.05 Thu Oct 14 10:48:38 BST 2010

  15 15                            V2000
     0.0000    0.0000    0.0000 C
     1.2124    2.1000    0.0000 C
     7.2746    4.2000    0.0000 C
     8.4870    0.7000    0.0000 O
     9.6995    2.8000    0.0000 O
     3.6373    2.1000    0.0000 C
     4.8497    0.0000    0.0000 C
     4.8497    2.8000    0.0000 C
     6.0622    0.7000    0.0000 C
     2.4249    0.0000    0.0000 C
     8.4870    2.1000    0.0000 C
     3.6373    0.7000    0.0000 C
     6.0622    2.1000    0.0000 C
     1.2124    0.7000    0.0000 C
     7.2746    2.8000    0.0000 C
   1 14  1  0
   2 14  1  0
   3 15  1  0
   4 11  2  0
   5 11  1  0
   6  8  1  0
   6 12  2  0
   7  9  2  0
   7 12  1  0
   8 13  2  0
   9 13  1  0
  10 12  1  0
  10 14  1  0
  11 15  1  0
  13 15  1  0
M  END

If I then try adding ADDHYD O to the window and clicking "run PRODRG"  
I get the following:

ERRDRG> Atom 'O' referenced in instruction was not found.
PRODRG> Program terminated unsuccessfully, sorry!

I've then tried renaming O to OM as there are 2 Os in my structure and  
I only want one protonated. However, no other name is recognized so I  
get this message:

ERRDRG> Currently only N, C, O, S, P, Cl, Br, F, I are supported.
PRODRG> Program terminated unsuccessfully, sorry!

Next I tried using the PDB generated by PRODRG and repasting it with  
the ADDHYD command into the PRODRG window.

Now the pdb looks like this:

REMARK
REMARK
REMARK  This file was generated by PRODRG version 071121.0636
REMARK  PRODRG written/copyrighted by Daan van Aalten
REMARK  and Alexander Schuettelkopf
REMARK
REMARK  Questions/comments to dava at davapc1.bioch.dundee.ac.uk
REMARK
REMARK  When using this software in a publication, cite:
REMARK  A. W. Schuettelkopf and D. M. F. van Aalten (2004).
REMARK  PRODRG - a tool for high-throughput crystallography
REMARK  of protein-ligand complexes.
REMARK  Acta Crystallogr. D60, 1355--1363.
REMARK
REMARK
HETATM    1  CAA DRG     1       2.360   1.610   1.840  1.00 20.00      
         C
HETATM    2  CAN DRG     1       3.580   2.340   1.260  1.00 20.00      
         C
HETATM    3  CAB DRG     1       3.330   2.650  -0.210  1.00 20.00      
         C
HETATM    4  CAJ DRG     1       4.820   1.450   1.460  1.00 20.00      
         C
HETATM    5  CAL DRG     1       6.160   2.130   1.140  1.00 20.00      
         C
HETATM    6  CAG DRG     1       6.870   1.740  -0.010  1.00 20.00      
         C
HETATM    7  CAI DRG     1       8.100   2.360  -0.300  1.00 20.00      
         C
HETATM    8  CAF DRG     1       6.640   3.140   2.010  1.00 20.00      
         C
HETATM    9  CAH DRG     1       7.870   3.760   1.720  1.00 20.00      
         C
HETATM   10  CAM DRG     1       8.600   3.370   0.570  1.00 20.00      
         C
HETATM   11  CAO DRG     1       9.930   4.110   0.310  1.00 20.00      
         C
HETATM   12  CAC DRG     1      10.120   4.580  -1.140  1.00 20.00      
         C
HETATM   13  CAK DRG     1      11.150   3.250   0.700  1.00 20.00      
         C
HETATM   14  OAE DRG     1      12.100   3.870   1.240  1.00 20.00      
         O
HETATM   15  OAD DRG     1      11.130   2.020   0.480  1.00 20.00      
         O
CONECT    1    2
CONECT    2    1    3    4
CONECT    3    2
CONECT    4    2    5
CONECT    5    4    6    8
CONECT    6    5    7
CONECT    7    6   10
CONECT    8    5    9
CONECT    9    8   10
CONECT   10    7    9   11
CONECT   11   10   12   13
CONECT   12   11
CONECT   13   11   14   15
CONECT   14   13
CONECT   15   13
END

I've tried changing the HETATM to OM and using ADDHYD OM and then  
played around with various other things like renaming the atom symbol  
at the end of the line and even the OAD, DRG but I always get the  
following:

ERRDRG> Atom 'OM' referenced in instruction was not found.
PRODRG> Program terminated unsuccessfully, sorry!

I am using the PRODRG beta server available online at

http://davapc1.bioch.dundee.ac.uk/cgi-bin/prodrg_beta

Will I fare any better if I use the source code or is there something  
obvious I am doing wrong? Does the ADDHYD have to be added in any  
particular location of the pdb file? I have tried a few random  
positions including at the very top, very bottom and just beneath the  
O to be protonated. Nothing worked.

Any ideas much appreciated,

Jenny



Quoting "Justin A. Lemkul" <jalemkul at vt.edu>:

>
>
> Jennifer Williams wrote:
>>
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am trying to get a .itp file for a simple molecule (Ibuprofen).   
>> This contains a COOH group.
>>
>> THe problem is that PRODRG removes the polar hydrogen of the COOH   
>> from the .pdb file and generates a .itp file without it.
>>
>> I am not concerned about the other aromatic hydrogens but I really   
>> need the polar hydrogen modelled explicitly.
>>
>> Is there a fix for this within PRODRG?
>>
>> I know I can use pdb2gmx to add hydrogens but the residue names of   
>> the pdb file are not recognized by the existing forcefields so I   
>> usually bypass using pdb2gmx.
>>
>>
>
> Have a look at the PRODRG FAQ - there's an entry there for modifying
> protonation state.
>
> -Justin
>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Jenny
>>
>>
>>
>> Dr. Jennifer Williams
>> Institute for Materials and Processes
>> School of Engineering
>> University of Edinburgh
>> Sanderson Building
>> The King's Buildings
>> Mayfield Road
>> Edinburgh, EH9 3JL, United Kingdom
>> Phone: ++44 (0)131 650 4 861
>>
>>
>
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School of Engineering
University of Edinburgh
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