[gmx-users] -vsite hydrogen

[Justin Lemkul]

On 12/29/14 6:28 AM, h.alizadeh at znu.ac.ir wrote:
> Dear Users,
> I am simulating a membrane protein with charmm ff with a 2fs time step.
> How the results will be affected if I use a 5fs time step by using "-vsite
> hydrogen" option in pdb2gmx? Do my results loose their accuracy if I use
> this option?

Well, it's easy to test.  The membrane properties that are expected to be 
observed are very easy to quantify.  We didn't test our CHARMM36 port with 
virtual sites at all, so we cannot recommend such usage.  Test thoroughly before 
doing any real production work.  Membranes are extremely sensitive to alteration.

-Justin

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