Re: [gmx-users] Re: PRODRG tools

2011-08-01 Thread René Pool

Hi all,

For the GROMOS force field there's also the automated topology builder 
(ATB) from Alpesh Malde and Alan Mark:

http://compbio.biosci.uq.edu.au/atb/

Cheers,
René

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On 07/31/2011 05:21 PM, Andrej Frolov wrote:

Hello,

There are several ways to get the topology + force field for an 
arbitrary molecule:


1. Maestro + Desmond programs of the Schrodinger software pack can 
assign OPLS-AA force filed. The parameters are stored in the *.cms file.
2. FFLD_SERVER of the Schrodinger software: 
$SCHRODINGER/utilities/ffld_server. Also OPLS-AA force filed.
You will need to write a script which converts the output to 
Gromacs format.
3. antechamber + tleap of the AmberTools utilities. It can assign 
any kind of Amber force field, like General Amber Force Field.

See an example:http://compchemmpi.wikispaces.com/Scripts#GenAmberTop
 You could use the amb2gmx script to convert the generated Amber 
topology to Gromacs format:

http://ffamber.cnsm.csulb.edu/ffamber-tools.html
4. ''PRODRG server'' for the united atom GMX force fields.
5. ''Vega ZZ'' and Vega can assign OPLS-AA force field, but not all 
atom types, bonds etc. are supported.
6.  MCCCS Towhee'' monte carlo code can assign very many force 
fields, but, first, one has to create the so-called basic connectivity 
map (which atom is covalently bound to which).

http://towhee.sourceforge.net/

Kind regards,
Andrey
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Dear all,

Is there any other free tool  like PRODRG ?  PRODRG server couldn't read
PDB file from user any more. It 's not easy to get a free version asap.

   Best

   Shiyong



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RE: [gmx-users] large error bars in PMF

2011-08-01 Thread Rebeca García Fandiño

Hello,
some days ago you had recomended me to use a dodecahedron box and pull_dim = Y 
Y Y  to try to decrease some error bars I was obtaining in my PMF calculations 
(trying to calculate the binding energy of two cyclic peptides).
Now, I have run these calaculations, but I have a doubt for the analysis.
How should I analyze the results, using g_wham like in the case of pull_dim = 
N N Y. I have not seen any option in g_wham to indicate this is a 3D PMF. I 
have also seen in this list these days that 3D-Wham was recomended (for a case 
different to mine).
So, how should analyze the results obtaind from pull_dim = Y Y Y ?
Thanks a lot for your help.
Best wishes,
Rebeca.

From: rega...@hotmail.com
To: gmx-users@gromacs.org
Subject: RE: [gmx-users] large error bars in PMF
Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2011 12:41:34 +








I have used a cubic box of dimensions 8 x 8 x 14 (nm), and my total pulling was 
5nm along the z direction. I dont´t think there could be a problem with the 
PBC, since the layer of solvent around the protein is quite big, although I 
suppose that using a dodecahedron box for this system would have been better.
I will try now the pull_dim = Y Y Y  and see what it happens.
Thanks a lot for the suggestions!
Best wishes,
Rebeca.

 Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2011 08:23:18 -0400
 From: chris.ne...@utoronto.ca
 To: gmx-users@gromacs.org
 Subject: [gmx-users] large error bars in PMF
 
 I see now what you mean. As it happens, I doubt that this would have  
 caused the problem since no force was applied on X and Y dimensions,  
 so it would require that there was a PBC-based distance degeneracy  
 along Z, although this is of course possible and hopefully Rebecca  
 will answer this part.
 
 Also, thanks for the pull_dimension/pull_vec fix.
 
 Chris.
 
 -- original message --
 
 
 chris.ne...@utoronto.ca wrote:
 
 [Hide Quoted Text]
 I don't see why the box-type makes any difference whatsoever. It is
 possible that if you use a rhombic dodecahedron, you may reduce the
 system size, thus simulate more ns/day, thus converge faster, but that
 should be the only effect. I would be interested to hear more from
 Justin about how the box-shape is expected to affect peptide rotation...
 perhaps I misunderstand this point.
 My point was not that the box shape has any effect on protein rotation.  That
 will happen regardless of the box shape, of course.  My suggestion for  
 this box
 type was that since Rebeca has a system that is essentially spherically
 symmetric (i.e. two proteins connected by some arbitrary vector, which are at
 the same time rotating freely), then she must use a suitable box shape that
 reflects this type of symmetry.  I never got a clear answer to whether or not
 the weird interactions she cited were due to PBC or not, but if one uses a
 rectangular box for a system like this one, there can be artificial  
 interactions
 very easily.
 
 [Hide Quoted Text]
 I have a few other comments.
 
 1. If you allow the peptide to rotate freely, then you do indeed need to
 converge all of their different rotational interactions. An alternative
 is to apply orientational restraints during the pulling (assuming that
 you know the bound state) and then to correct to an unrestrained state
 at large separations. You can see, for instance,  D. L. Mobley, J. D.
 Chodera, K. A. Dill. On the use of orientational restraints and
 symmetry number corrections in alchemical free energy calculations, ...
 
 2. You are using pull_dim = N N Y which, if I haven't entirely
 forgotten how the pull-code works, means that the distance along Z is
 restrained but the distance along X and Y is free to change. What you
 end up with by sampling in this way is pretty strange and will require a
 really weird volumetric correction in the absence of infinite sampling
 time. You must decide to either: (i) pull to a spherical distance:
 
 pull_dim = Y Y Y
 pull_geometry = distance
 
 or (ii) to pull along a defined vector
 
 pull_dim = Y Y Y
 pull_geometry = direction
 Just a note here - if you set direction geometry, the pull_dim keyword is not
 used, but pull_vec is.
 
 -Justin
 
 [Hide Quoted Text]
 What you have done:
 
 pull_dim = N N Y
 pull_geometry = distance
 
 is only really useful when the system is isotropic along the XY plane
 (at least in the time averaged sense), such as for a lipid bilayer, or
 when the freedom in X and Y is very low, such as in a channel.
 
 3. Finally, just because you sampled *more* doesn't mean that your
 values are converged. Look into block averaging and test to see if your
 binding free energy is drifting over time.
 
 Good luck,
 Chris.
 
 -- original message --
 
 Hi again,
 I have one doub about the suggestion of using a dodecahedral box for my
 umbrella sampling to remove the problems I am having with the peptides
 rotating. I cannot see why a dodecaheral box is going to avoid this.
 Would it be better a truncated octahedron?
 Thanks a lot for your help.
 Best wishes,
 Rebeca.
 
 ... snip...
 
 
 -- 

Re: [gmx-users] large error bars in PMF

2011-08-01 Thread Justin A. Lemkul



Rebeca García Fandiño wrote:

Hello,
some days ago you had recomended me to use a dodecahedron box and 
pull_dim = Y Y Y  to try to decrease some error bars I was obtaining 
in my PMF calculations (trying to calculate the binding energy of two 
cyclic peptides).

Now, I have run these calaculations, but I have a doubt for the analysis.
How should I analyze the results, using g_wham like in the case of 
pull_dim = N N Y. I have not seen any option in g_wham to indicate 
this is a 3D PMF. I have also seen in this list these days that 3D-Wham 
was recomended (for a case different to mine).

So, how should analyze the results obtaind from pull_dim = Y Y Y ?


Just as you would previously.

-Justin


Thanks a lot for your help.
Best wishes,
Rebeca.


From: rega...@hotmail.com
To: gmx-users@gromacs.org
Subject: RE: [gmx-users] large error bars in PMF
Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2011 12:41:34 +

I have used a cubic box of dimensions 8 x 8 x 14 (nm), and my total 
pulling was 5nm along the z direction. I dont´t think there could be a 
problem with the PBC, since the layer of solvent around the protein is 
quite big, although I suppose that using a dodecahedron box for this 
system would have been better.

I will try now the pull_dim = Y Y Y  and see what it happens.
Thanks a lot for the suggestions!
Best wishes,
Rebeca.

  Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2011 08:23:18 -0400
  From: chris.ne...@utoronto.ca
  To: gmx-users@gromacs.org
  Subject: [gmx-users] large error bars in PMF
 
  I see now what you mean. As it happens, I doubt that this would have
  caused the problem since no force was applied on X and Y dimensions,
  so it would require that there was a PBC-based distance degeneracy
  along Z, although this is of course possible and hopefully Rebecca
  will answer this part.
 
  Also, thanks for the pull_dimension/pull_vec fix.
 
  Chris.
 
  -- original message --
 
 
  chris.ne...@utoronto.ca wrote:
 
  [Hide Quoted Text]
  I don't see why the box-type makes any difference whatsoever. It is
  possible that if you use a rhombic dodecahedron, you may reduce the
  system size, thus simulate more ns/day, thus converge faster, but that
  should be the only effect. I would be interested to hear more from
  Justin about how the box-shape is expected to affect peptide rotation...
  perhaps I misunderstand this point.
  My point was not that the box shape has any effect on protein 
rotation. That

  will happen regardless of the box shape, of course. My suggestion for
  this box
  type was that since Rebeca has a system that is essentially spherically
  symmetric (i.e. two proteins connected by some arbitrary vector, 
which are at
  the same time rotating freely), then she must use a suitable box 
shape that
  reflects this type of symmetry. I never got a clear answer to whether 
or not
  the weird interactions she cited were due to PBC or not, but if one 
uses a

  rectangular box for a system like this one, there can be artificial
  interactions
  very easily.
 
  [Hide Quoted Text]
  I have a few other comments.
 
  1. If you allow the peptide to rotate freely, then you do indeed need to
  converge all of their different rotational interactions. An alternative
  is to apply orientational restraints during the pulling (assuming that
  you know the bound state) and then to correct to an unrestrained state
  at large separations. You can see, for instance, D. L. Mobley, J. D.
  Chodera, K. A. Dill. On the use of orientational restraints and
  symmetry number corrections in alchemical free energy calculations, ...
 
  2. You are using pull_dim = N N Y which, if I haven't entirely
  forgotten how the pull-code works, means that the distance along Z is
  restrained but the distance along X and Y is free to change. What you
  end up with by sampling in this way is pretty strange and will require a
  really weird volumetric correction in the absence of infinite sampling
  time. You must decide to either: (i) pull to a spherical distance:
 
  pull_dim = Y Y Y
  pull_geometry = distance
 
  or (ii) to pull along a defined vector
 
  pull_dim = Y Y Y
  pull_geometry = direction
  Just a note here - if you set direction geometry, the pull_dim 
keyword is not

  used, but pull_vec is.
 
  -Justin
 
  [Hide Quoted Text]
  What you have done:
 
  pull_dim = N N Y
  pull_geometry = distance
 
  is only really useful when the system is isotropic along the XY plane
  (at least in the time averaged sense), such as for a lipid bilayer, or
  when the freedom in X and Y is very low, such as in a channel.
 
  3. Finally, just because you sampled *more* doesn't mean that your
  values are converged. Look into block averaging and test to see if your
  binding free energy is drifting over time.
 
  Good luck,
  Chris.
 
  -- original message --
 
  Hi again,
  I have one doub about the suggestion of using a dodecahedral box for my
  umbrella sampling to remove the problems I am 

[gmx-users] atom types

2011-08-01 Thread Gavin Melaugh
Hi all

A very quick question. I have an atom-type labelled CH in the atom-types
with a particular charge, and in the atom list I assign some of these
specific atoms with zero charge as below. When I generate 1,4
interactions using gen_pairs =yes, what charge for the CH type does it
use? Does gromacs assign the CH with the different charge as a new atom
type.

;Parameter level
[defaults]
; nbfunccomb-rule gen-pairsfudgeLJ fudgeQQ
 1 3  yes0.5 0.5

[atomtypes]
;type mass   charge  ptype sigma(nm)
epsilon(kjmol-1)
   CB 12.011000  0.00   A  0.355000  0.292880
   CA 12.011000 -0.115000   A  0.355000  0.292880
   HC  1.008000  0.115000   A  0.242000  0.125520
   CU 13.019000  0.265000   A  0.35  0.334720
   NU 14.007000 -0.597000   A  0.325000  0.711280
   CH 13.019000  0.332000   A  0.385000  0.334720
   C3 15.035000  0.00   A  0.391000  0.669440
   C2 14.027000  0.00   A  0.390500  0.493712

;Molecular level
[moleculetype]
;   name nrexcl
isotridecylcage  3

[atoms]
.
 72  CH   1   CGECH  24  0.3320 13.0190
   73  C2   1   CGEC2  25  0. 14.0270
   74  C2   1   CGEC2  25  0. 14.0270
   75  C2   1   CGEC2  25  0. 14.0270
   76  C2   1   CGEC2  26  0. 14.0270
   77  C2   1   CGEC2  26  0. 14.0270
   78  C2   1   CGEC2  26  0. 14.0270
   79  C2   1   CGEC2  27  0. 14.0270
   80  C2   1   CGEC2  27  0. 14.0270
   81  C2   1   CGEC2  27  0. 14.0270
   82  C2   1   CGEC2  28  0. 14.0270
   83  CH   1   CGECH  28  0. 13.0190
   84  C3   1   CGEC3  29  0. 15.0350


Many Thanks

Gavin
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Re: [gmx-users] atom types

2011-08-01 Thread Justin A. Lemkul



Gavin Melaugh wrote:

Hi all

A very quick question. I have an atom-type labelled CH in the atom-types
with a particular charge, and in the atom list I assign some of these
specific atoms with zero charge as below. When I generate 1,4
interactions using gen_pairs =yes, what charge for the CH type does it
use? Does gromacs assign the CH with the different charge as a new atom
type.



Charges set in [atomtypes] are not used.  The zero charge is assigned.  Verify 
this by using gmxdump on your .tpr file.


-Justin


;Parameter level
[defaults]
; nbfunccomb-rule gen-pairsfudgeLJ fudgeQQ
 1 3  yes0.5 0.5

[atomtypes]
;type mass   charge  ptype sigma(nm)
epsilon(kjmol-1)

   CB 12.011000  0.00   A  0.355000  0.292880
   CA 12.011000 -0.115000   A  0.355000  0.292880
   HC  1.008000  0.115000   A  0.242000  0.125520
   CU 13.019000  0.265000   A  0.35  0.334720
   NU 14.007000 -0.597000   A  0.325000  0.711280
   CH 13.019000  0.332000   A  0.385000  0.334720
   C3 15.035000  0.00   A  0.391000  0.669440
   C2 14.027000  0.00   A  0.390500  0.493712

;Molecular level
[moleculetype]
;   name nrexcl
isotridecylcage  3

[atoms]
.
 72  CH   1   CGECH  24  0.3320 13.0190
   73  C2   1   CGEC2  25  0. 14.0270
   74  C2   1   CGEC2  25  0. 14.0270
   75  C2   1   CGEC2  25  0. 14.0270
   76  C2   1   CGEC2  26  0. 14.0270
   77  C2   1   CGEC2  26  0. 14.0270
   78  C2   1   CGEC2  26  0. 14.0270
   79  C2   1   CGEC2  27  0. 14.0270
   80  C2   1   CGEC2  27  0. 14.0270
   81  C2   1   CGEC2  27  0. 14.0270
   82  C2   1   CGEC2  28  0. 14.0270
   83  CH   1   CGECH  28  0. 13.0190
   84  C3   1   CGEC3  29  0. 15.0350


Many Thanks

Gavin


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Re: [gmx-users] atom types

2011-08-01 Thread Gavin Melaugh
Hi Justin

I have checked the tpr file. Now it seems to assign the the two type of
CHs as the same atom type, but at the same time with the specified
charge from the [atoms] directive, as I expected. Concerning 1-4
interactions and gen_pairs =yes, my concern is this; from the pair list
and using gen_pairs = yes, does grompp then take the 1-4 coulombic
interaction for CH from the [atomtypes] directive (as the meaning of
gen_pairs =yes)?
Or does it assign the charge based on the atom index in the pair list?

Many Thanks

Gavin

Justin A. Lemkul wrote:


 Gavin Melaugh wrote:
 Hi all

 A very quick question. I have an atom-type labelled CH in the atom-types
 with a particular charge, and in the atom list I assign some of these
 specific atoms with zero charge as below. When I generate 1,4
 interactions using gen_pairs =yes, what charge for the CH type does it
 use? Does gromacs assign the CH with the different charge as a new atom
 type.


 Charges set in [atomtypes] are not used.  The zero charge is
 assigned.  Verify this by using gmxdump on your .tpr file.

 -Justin

 ;Parameter level
 [defaults]
 ; nbfunccomb-rule gen-pairsfudgeLJ fudgeQQ
  1 3  yes0.5 0.5

 [atomtypes]
 ;type mass   charge  ptype sigma(nm)   
 epsilon(kjmol-1)
CB 12.011000  0.00   A  0.355000  0.292880
CA 12.011000 -0.115000   A  0.355000  0.292880
HC  1.008000  0.115000   A  0.242000  0.125520
CU 13.019000  0.265000   A  0.35  0.334720
NU 14.007000 -0.597000   A  0.325000  0.711280
CH 13.019000  0.332000   A  0.385000  0.334720
C3 15.035000  0.00   A  0.391000  0.669440
C2 14.027000  0.00   A  0.390500  0.493712

 ;Molecular level
 [moleculetype]
 ;   name nrexcl
 isotridecylcage  3

 [atoms]
 .
  72  CH   1   CGECH  24  0.3320 13.0190
73  C2   1   CGEC2  25  0. 14.0270
74  C2   1   CGEC2  25  0. 14.0270
75  C2   1   CGEC2  25  0. 14.0270
76  C2   1   CGEC2  26  0. 14.0270
77  C2   1   CGEC2  26  0. 14.0270
78  C2   1   CGEC2  26  0. 14.0270
79  C2   1   CGEC2  27  0. 14.0270
80  C2   1   CGEC2  27  0. 14.0270
81  C2   1   CGEC2  27  0. 14.0270
82  C2   1   CGEC2  28  0. 14.0270
83  CH   1   CGECH  28  0. 13.0190
84  C3   1   CGEC3  29  0. 15.0350


 Many Thanks

 Gavin


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Re: [gmx-users] atom types

2011-08-01 Thread Justin A. Lemkul



Gavin Melaugh wrote:

Hi Justin

I have checked the tpr file. Now it seems to assign the the two type of
CHs as the same atom type, but at the same time with the specified
charge from the [atoms] directive, as I expected. Concerning 1-4
interactions and gen_pairs =yes, my concern is this; from the pair list
and using gen_pairs = yes, does grompp then take the 1-4 coulombic
interaction for CH from the [atomtypes] directive (as the meaning of
gen_pairs =yes)?
Or does it assign the charge based on the atom index in the pair list?



Charges are irrelevant for generation of pair interactions.  Nonbonded pair 
interactions are LJ, not Coulombic.  You will certainly have 1-4 Coulombic 
interactions, but they are not generated by gen_pairs.  See manual section 5.3.4.


-Justin


Many Thanks

Gavin

Justin A. Lemkul wrote:


Gavin Melaugh wrote:

Hi all

A very quick question. I have an atom-type labelled CH in the atom-types
with a particular charge, and in the atom list I assign some of these
specific atoms with zero charge as below. When I generate 1,4
interactions using gen_pairs =yes, what charge for the CH type does it
use? Does gromacs assign the CH with the different charge as a new atom
type.


Charges set in [atomtypes] are not used.  The zero charge is
assigned.  Verify this by using gmxdump on your .tpr file.

-Justin


;Parameter level
[defaults]
; nbfunccomb-rule gen-pairsfudgeLJ fudgeQQ
 1 3  yes0.5 0.5

[atomtypes]
;type mass   charge  ptype sigma(nm)   
epsilon(kjmol-1)

   CB 12.011000  0.00   A  0.355000  0.292880
   CA 12.011000 -0.115000   A  0.355000  0.292880
   HC  1.008000  0.115000   A  0.242000  0.125520
   CU 13.019000  0.265000   A  0.35  0.334720
   NU 14.007000 -0.597000   A  0.325000  0.711280
   CH 13.019000  0.332000   A  0.385000  0.334720
   C3 15.035000  0.00   A  0.391000  0.669440
   C2 14.027000  0.00   A  0.390500  0.493712

;Molecular level
[moleculetype]
;   name nrexcl
isotridecylcage  3

[atoms]
.
 72  CH   1   CGECH  24  0.3320 13.0190
   73  C2   1   CGEC2  25  0. 14.0270
   74  C2   1   CGEC2  25  0. 14.0270
   75  C2   1   CGEC2  25  0. 14.0270
   76  C2   1   CGEC2  26  0. 14.0270
   77  C2   1   CGEC2  26  0. 14.0270
   78  C2   1   CGEC2  26  0. 14.0270
   79  C2   1   CGEC2  27  0. 14.0270
   80  C2   1   CGEC2  27  0. 14.0270
   81  C2   1   CGEC2  27  0. 14.0270
   82  C2   1   CGEC2  28  0. 14.0270
   83  CH   1   CGECH  28  0. 13.0190
   84  C3   1   CGEC3  29  0. 15.0350


Many Thanks

Gavin




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Department of Biochemistry
Virginia Tech
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Re: [gmx-users] atom types

2011-08-01 Thread Gavin Melaugh
Hi Justin

Sorry to labour on this but:

I don't quite understand what you mean when you say that nonbonded pair
interactions are not Coulombic. Surely nonbonded charged atoms interact
with each other, when close enough? (or by Nonbonded pair interactions
do you explcitly mean 1-4,1-5, etc.)
What are the 1-4 Coulombic interactions generated by, if not by
gen_pairs =yes in my case?
I have read this section of the manual loads and though I had a
comprehensive understanding of it, but now I am confused again.

Thanks

Gavin
Justin A. Lemkul wrote:


 Gavin Melaugh wrote:
 Hi Justin

 I have checked the tpr file. Now it seems to assign the the two type of
 CHs as the same atom type, but at the same time with the specified
 charge from the [atoms] directive, as I expected. Concerning 1-4
 interactions and gen_pairs =yes, my concern is this; from the pair list
 and using gen_pairs = yes, does grompp then take the 1-4 coulombic
 interaction for CH from the [atomtypes] directive (as the meaning of
 gen_pairs =yes)?
 Or does it assign the charge based on the atom index in the pair list?


 Charges are irrelevant for generation of pair interactions.  Nonbonded
 pair interactions are LJ, not Coulombic.  You will certainly have 1-4
 Coulombic interactions, but they are not generated by gen_pairs.  See
 manual section 5.3.4.

 -Justin

 Many Thanks

 Gavin

 Justin A. Lemkul wrote:

 Gavin Melaugh wrote:
 Hi all

 A very quick question. I have an atom-type labelled CH in the
 atom-types
 with a particular charge, and in the atom list I assign some of these
 specific atoms with zero charge as below. When I generate 1,4
 interactions using gen_pairs =yes, what charge for the CH type does it
 use? Does gromacs assign the CH with the different charge as a new
 atom
 type.

 Charges set in [atomtypes] are not used.  The zero charge is
 assigned.  Verify this by using gmxdump on your .tpr file.

 -Justin

 ;Parameter level
 [defaults]
 ; nbfunccomb-rule gen-pairsfudgeLJ fudgeQQ
  1 3  yes0.5 0.5

 [atomtypes]
 ;type mass   charge  ptype sigma(nm)  
 epsilon(kjmol-1)
CB 12.011000  0.00   A  0.355000  0.292880
CA 12.011000 -0.115000   A  0.355000  0.292880
HC  1.008000  0.115000   A  0.242000  0.125520
CU 13.019000  0.265000   A  0.35  0.334720
NU 14.007000 -0.597000   A  0.325000  0.711280
CH 13.019000  0.332000   A  0.385000  0.334720
C3 15.035000  0.00   A  0.391000  0.669440
C2 14.027000  0.00   A  0.390500  0.493712

 ;Molecular level
 [moleculetype]
 ;   name nrexcl
 isotridecylcage  3

 [atoms]
 .
  72  CH   1   CGECH  24  0.3320 13.0190
73  C2   1   CGEC2  25  0. 14.0270
74  C2   1   CGEC2  25  0. 14.0270
75  C2   1   CGEC2  25  0. 14.0270
76  C2   1   CGEC2  26  0. 14.0270
77  C2   1   CGEC2  26  0. 14.0270
78  C2   1   CGEC2  26  0. 14.0270
79  C2   1   CGEC2  27  0. 14.0270
80  C2   1   CGEC2  27  0. 14.0270
81  C2   1   CGEC2  27  0. 14.0270
82  C2   1   CGEC2  28  0. 14.0270
83  CH   1   CGECH  28  0. 13.0190
84  C3   1   CGEC3  29  0. 15.0350


 Many Thanks

 Gavin



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Re: [gmx-users] atom types

2011-08-01 Thread Justin A. Lemkul



Gavin Melaugh wrote:

Hi Justin

Sorry to labour on this but:

I don't quite understand what you mean when you say that nonbonded pair
interactions are not Coulombic. Surely nonbonded charged atoms interact
with each other, when close enough? (or by Nonbonded pair interactions
do you explcitly mean 1-4,1-5, etc.)
What are the 1-4 Coulombic interactions generated by, if not by
gen_pairs =yes in my case?
I have read this section of the manual loads and though I had a
comprehensive understanding of it, but now I am confused again.



Sure, there are nonbonded interactions for 1-4, 1-5, etc.  But the purpose of 
[pairtype] generation is for LJ terms only.  They are special 1-4 interactions 
between different atomtypes.  Look at any force field for which [pairtypes] are 
listed - they have only C6 and C12 terms.  Charges are not used for these 
calculations, but they are applied later during the MD using normal Coulombic 
equations and FudgeQQ.


-Justin


Thanks

Gavin
Justin A. Lemkul wrote:


Gavin Melaugh wrote:

Hi Justin

I have checked the tpr file. Now it seems to assign the the two type of
CHs as the same atom type, but at the same time with the specified
charge from the [atoms] directive, as I expected. Concerning 1-4
interactions and gen_pairs =yes, my concern is this; from the pair list
and using gen_pairs = yes, does grompp then take the 1-4 coulombic
interaction for CH from the [atomtypes] directive (as the meaning of
gen_pairs =yes)?
Or does it assign the charge based on the atom index in the pair list?


Charges are irrelevant for generation of pair interactions.  Nonbonded
pair interactions are LJ, not Coulombic.  You will certainly have 1-4
Coulombic interactions, but they are not generated by gen_pairs.  See
manual section 5.3.4.

-Justin


Many Thanks

Gavin

Justin A. Lemkul wrote:

Gavin Melaugh wrote:

Hi all

A very quick question. I have an atom-type labelled CH in the
atom-types
with a particular charge, and in the atom list I assign some of these
specific atoms with zero charge as below. When I generate 1,4
interactions using gen_pairs =yes, what charge for the CH type does it
use? Does gromacs assign the CH with the different charge as a new
atom
type.


Charges set in [atomtypes] are not used.  The zero charge is
assigned.  Verify this by using gmxdump on your .tpr file.

-Justin


;Parameter level
[defaults]
; nbfunccomb-rule gen-pairsfudgeLJ fudgeQQ
 1 3  yes0.5 0.5

[atomtypes]
;type mass   charge  ptype sigma(nm)  
epsilon(kjmol-1)

   CB 12.011000  0.00   A  0.355000  0.292880
   CA 12.011000 -0.115000   A  0.355000  0.292880
   HC  1.008000  0.115000   A  0.242000  0.125520
   CU 13.019000  0.265000   A  0.35  0.334720
   NU 14.007000 -0.597000   A  0.325000  0.711280
   CH 13.019000  0.332000   A  0.385000  0.334720
   C3 15.035000  0.00   A  0.391000  0.669440
   C2 14.027000  0.00   A  0.390500  0.493712

;Molecular level
[moleculetype]
;   name nrexcl
isotridecylcage  3

[atoms]
.
 72  CH   1   CGECH  24  0.3320 13.0190
   73  C2   1   CGEC2  25  0. 14.0270
   74  C2   1   CGEC2  25  0. 14.0270
   75  C2   1   CGEC2  25  0. 14.0270
   76  C2   1   CGEC2  26  0. 14.0270
   77  C2   1   CGEC2  26  0. 14.0270
   78  C2   1   CGEC2  26  0. 14.0270
   79  C2   1   CGEC2  27  0. 14.0270
   80  C2   1   CGEC2  27  0. 14.0270
   81  C2   1   CGEC2  27  0. 14.0270
   82  C2   1   CGEC2  28  0. 14.0270
   83  CH   1   CGECH  28  0. 13.0190
   84  C3   1   CGEC3  29  0. 15.0350


Many Thanks

Gavin




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[gmx-users] g_disre problems

2011-08-01 Thread Francisco Gomes Neto

   Hello Everyone!

   I'm with  problems using g_disre where, after de execution, the answer is 
always
Segmentation fault. 

   To minimize the problem I changed for a very small system in the tutorial
sub-directory of gromacs VERSION 4.5.4. I'm not using mpi library. 
   
   The distance restraints are:

[ distance_restraints ]
; aiaj  typeindex   typelow up1 up2 fac
15  53  1   0   1   0.0 0.3 0.4 1.0
15  54  1   0   1   0.0 0.3 0.4 1.0
15  55  1   0   1   0.0 0.3 0.4 1.0
17  53  1   0   1   0.0 0.3 0.4 1.0
17  54  1   0   1   0.0 0.3 0.4 1.0
17  55  1   0   1   0.0 0.3 0.4 1.0
15  38  1   1   1   0.0 0.3 0.4 1.0
15  39  1   1   1   0.0 0.3 0.4 1.0
17  38  1   1   1   0.0 0.3 0.4 1.0
17  39  1   1   1   0.0 0.3 0.4 1.0


 To analyse: 
 g_disre -s topol.tpr -f traj.trr

and the answer is:

Back Off! I just backed up disres.log to ./#disres.log.2#
Reading file ../topol.tpr, VERSION 4.5.4 (single precision)
Reading file ../topol.tpr, VERSION 4.5.4 (single precision)
Segmentation fault (core dumped)

in the file /var/log/messages

Aug  1 15:19:03 camboinhas kernel: g_disre[5743]: segfault at 4 ip 
7f71869e4222 sp
7fff2970e170 error 4 in libgmx.so.6.0.0[7f7186987000+3b8000]
Aug  1 15:19:03 camboinhas abrt[5744]: saved core dump of pid 5743
(/usr/local/gromacs/bin/g_disre) to 
/var/spool/abrt/ccpp-131743-5743.new/coredump
(622592 bytes)

This results are the same in my MDs

I tried to recompile but the result is the same.

Looking forward for your kind suggestions and comments
 
Great Thanks

Francisco

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Re: [gmx-users] g_disre problems

2011-08-01 Thread Justin A. Lemkul



Francisco Gomes Neto wrote:

   Hello Everyone!

   I'm with  problems using g_disre where, after de execution, the answer is 
always
Segmentation fault. 


   To minimize the problem I changed for a very small system in the tutorial
sub-directory of gromacs VERSION 4.5.4. I'm not using mpi library. 
   
   The distance restraints are:


[ distance_restraints ]
; aiaj  typeindex   typelow up1 up2 fac
15  53  1   0   1   0.0 0.3 0.4 1.0
15  54  1   0   1   0.0 0.3 0.4 1.0
15  55  1   0   1   0.0 0.3 0.4 1.0
17  53  1   0   1   0.0 0.3 0.4 1.0
17  54  1   0   1   0.0 0.3 0.4 1.0
17  55  1   0   1   0.0 0.3 0.4 1.0
15  38  1   1   1   0.0 0.3 0.4 1.0
15  39  1   1   1   0.0 0.3 0.4 1.0
17  38  1   1   1   0.0 0.3 0.4 1.0
17  39  1   1   1   0.0 0.3 0.4 1.0


 To analyse: 
 g_disre -s topol.tpr -f traj.trr


and the answer is:

Back Off! I just backed up disres.log to ./#disres.log.2#
Reading file ../topol.tpr, VERSION 4.5.4 (single precision)
Reading file ../topol.tpr, VERSION 4.5.4 (single precision)
Segmentation fault (core dumped)

in the file /var/log/messages

Aug  1 15:19:03 camboinhas kernel: g_disre[5743]: segfault at 4 ip 
7f71869e4222 sp
7fff2970e170 error 4 in libgmx.so.6.0.0[7f7186987000+3b8000]
Aug  1 15:19:03 camboinhas abrt[5744]: saved core dump of pid 5743
(/usr/local/gromacs/bin/g_disre) to 
/var/spool/abrt/ccpp-131743-5743.new/coredump
(622592 bytes)

This results are the same in my MDs

I tried to recompile but the result is the same.

Looking forward for your kind suggestions and comments
 


This is a known bug in g_disre:

http://redmine.gromacs.org/issues/766

There is no fix yet.

-Justin


Great Thanks

Francisco

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Instituto de Bioquímica Médica 
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro 
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[gmx-users] Re: Improving Energy Conservation in NVE Simulation of Water

2011-08-01 Thread Andrew DeYoung
Hi, 

I am sorry to bring up a several-days-old post, but if you have time, I am
wondering if you can please help me with two concepts related to the pdf
file at http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/adeyoung/july27/withnvt.pdf and
Justin's comments on it.  

1.  For temperature coupling in NVT simulations, what is a reasonable value
for the time constant for coupling (tau_t)?  In my previous simulation in
which I used tcoupl = v-rescale, I chose tau_t = 2.0 ps.  Justin kindly
suggested that this may be a bit long for V-rescale.  Would a value of, for
example, tau_t = 1.0 ps be more reasonable, or should I use something even
shorter?

2.  How do you determine, as a rule of thumb, what to use for vdw cutoffs?
For other simulations of water (i.e., another configuration), I had been
using cutoffs such as rlist = rvdw = 1.0 nm, and I had been getting good
results.  However, a few weeks ago, I switched to a new, more interesting
configuration, and I have been having some trouble with it, as described in
my previous posts in this thread.  Someone (not on this mailing list)
suggested that I increase the vdw cutoffs in case the long-range vdw
interactions would make a significant difference.  So, in my last
simulation, for example, I used rlist = rvdw = 2.3 nm.  I chose this because
my simulation box is a cube of edgelength 4.71 nm, and the cutoffs must be
less than half the largest box length in order to obey the minimum image
convention.  Is it always (or usually) OK to use as large of cutoffs as
possible without violating the minimum image convention?  Of course, by
making cutoffs longer than necessary, I am taking a huge hit in terms of
performance.  But performance aside, is there ever any danger (in terms of
accuracy) of making the cutoffs too long?  I wouldn't think so, but I am not
sure.  

Or, does making the cutoffs too long lead to the flying ice cube problem?
Looking at the article here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_ice_cube,
it seems that the flying ice cube problem is more likely related to the
choice of temperature coupling (it seems my choice of V-rescale was poor; in
my next simulation perhaps I should try Nose-Hoover) and possibly
intergration algorithm, rather than related to cutoff lengths.  Do you think
that this is a correct interpretation?  

Thank you very much.

Andrew DeYoung
Carnegie Mellon University

Andrew DeYoung wrote:
 Hi, 
 
 Thank you.  I tried again, this time doing 100 ps of NVT equlibration,
 followed by 500 ps of NVE.  I have posted my results here:
 http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/adeyoung/july27/withnvt.pdf
 
 But, they are not much better.  For the NVT equilibration, I used
v-rescale
 temperature coupling with tau_t = 2 ps.  What kind of temperature coupling
 do you typically use or recommend?
 

That sounds reasonable, although a 2-ps coupling time is a bit long for 
V-rescale.  Your results indicate that the system still is not stable, even
in 
NVT.  Temperature should not fluctuate very much after the first few ps.
Try a 
longer NVT.

What motivated your choice of cutoffs?  They seem arbitrary and too long.
You 
may be seeing effects of the classic flying ice cube problem where
isolated 
elements of the system start to (essentially) freeze.

-Justin

 Thanks,
 
 Andrew
 
 Andrew DeYoung wrote:
 Hi, 

 I have been simulating 1000 SPC/E water molecules in the NVE ensemble (by
 using tcoupl = no and pcoupl = no).  In these simulations, I am
 considering
 only Lennard-Jones interactions; I have turned charges off by setting
 the
 partial charges on oxygen and hydrogen to zero in a local copy of
spce.itp
 that I include in my topology file.  

 If you have time, I have posted a pdf file containing a summary of what I
 have tried so far:
 http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/adeyoung/july27/july27.pdf
 At first, I tried using vdwtype = Cut-off.  However, Gromacs gave me a
 note
 message: 
 ---
 NOTE:
 You are using a cut-off for VdW interactions with NVE, for good energy
 conservation use vdwtype = Shift (possibly with DispCorr)
 ---

 I ignored this note message and ran the simulation anyway.  Indeed, as
 Gromacs warned me, the (total) energy conservation is very bad; the total
 energy decreases seemingly significantly in what appears to be an almost
 linear fashion.  I have done energy minimization, equilibration, and
 production dynamics, but for simplicity, I have drawn the equilibration
 and
 production dynamics results in the same color in the pdf file that I have
 posted.  

 (As far as energy minimization, I did a series of two energy minimization
 steps.  First, I used integrator = l-bfgs with dt = 0.001 ps, nsteps =
 1, emstep = 0.01 nm, and emtol = 10.0 kJ mol^-1 nm^-1.  I got the
 following results:

 Low-Memory BFGS Minimizer converged to Fmax  10 in 0 steps
 Potential Energy  = -9.3022546e+02
 Maximum force =  5.5933684e-01 on atom 1123
 Norm of force =  1.9135195e-01

 So, it seems that the energy of the configuration is quite low--the water
 molecules 

[gmx-users] dispersion corrections in an anisotropic system

2011-08-01 Thread Zuzana Benkova
Dear GROMACS users,my system is composed of a repulsive surface with chains grafted on it and other free chains above this immobilized system. I am hesitating whether to use dispersion corrections for the pressure and energy or not. Without these corrections the repulsion of the grafting surface increases which is understandable. This is however, no a problem because under such conditions I can decrease this repulsion by the manipulation of LJ parameters. However, I think that the dispersion corrections are necessary for representation of the interactions between the bulk free chains wetting the anchored chains. Though in the melt they should be screened, but I am varying the densities of the system and not all cases represent melt situation. I have checked the mailing list but I have not found satisfactory answer. I have not found some way how to treat long range interactions of heterogeneous system.My next question is very trivial, but I can not find in Manual and other sources meaning of AllEnerPres.Thank you for your answer in advance.GreetingsZuzana
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[gmx-users] umbrella sampling using replica exchange

2011-08-01 Thread Sanku M
Hi,
 I was wondering whether in gromacs 4, one can use replica exchange simulation 
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Re: [gmx-users] Re: Improving Energy Conservation in NVE Simulation of Water

2011-08-01 Thread Justin A. Lemkul



Andrew DeYoung wrote:
Hi, 


I am sorry to bring up a several-days-old post, but if you have time, I am
wondering if you can please help me with two concepts related to the pdf
file at http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/adeyoung/july27/withnvt.pdf and
Justin's comments on it.  


1.  For temperature coupling in NVT simulations, what is a reasonable value
for the time constant for coupling (tau_t)?  In my previous simulation in
which I used tcoupl = v-rescale, I chose tau_t = 2.0 ps.  Justin kindly
suggested that this may be a bit long for V-rescale.  Would a value of, for
example, tau_t = 1.0 ps be more reasonable, or should I use something even
shorter?



The minimum for tau_t is a magnitude 10x your timestep.  Values of tau_t are 
often as low as 0.1 - 0.5 ps.  It is easy to test if this improves your results. 
 Pressure coupling, however, is different and generally these values would be 
too small.  For temperature coupling with weak coupling methods, though, there 
shouldn't be a problem.  Coupling too tightly can result in fixed kinetic energy 
which is unreasonable, so don't set tau_t = dt :)



2.  How do you determine, as a rule of thumb, what to use for vdw cutoffs?
For other simulations of water (i.e., another configuration), I had been
using cutoffs such as rlist = rvdw = 1.0 nm, and I had been getting good
results.  However, a few weeks ago, I switched to a new, more interesting
configuration, and I have been having some trouble with it, as described in
my previous posts in this thread.  Someone (not on this mailing list)
suggested that I increase the vdw cutoffs in case the long-range vdw
interactions would make a significant difference.  So, in my last
simulation, for example, I used rlist = rvdw = 2.3 nm.  I chose this because
my simulation box is a cube of edgelength 4.71 nm, and the cutoffs must be
less than half the largest box length in order to obey the minimum image
convention.  Is it always (or usually) OK to use as large of cutoffs as
possible without violating the minimum image convention?  Of course, by
making cutoffs longer than necessary, I am taking a huge hit in terms of
performance.  But performance aside, is there ever any danger (in terms of
accuracy) of making the cutoffs too long?  I wouldn't think so, but I am not
sure.  



Force field models are parameterized to work under a given set of circumstances 
that include cutoffs and other parameters.  Arbitrarily increasing cutoffs can 
absolutely induce artifacts, and I would say it is far more likely that such 
changes cause problems rather than preventing them.  A few relevant posts to 
consider:


http://lists.gromacs.org/pipermail/gmx-users/2009-December/047586.html
http://lists.gromacs.org/pipermail/gmx-users/2009-December/047593.html

Refer to the primary literature for whatever parameters you're using.  Rule of 
thumb: unless you can demonstrate that your conditions better represent reality 
(or are at least similarly accurate), don't mess with them.



Or, does making the cutoffs too long lead to the flying ice cube problem?
Looking at the article here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_ice_cube,
it seems that the flying ice cube problem is more likely related to the
choice of temperature coupling (it seems my choice of V-rescale was poor; in
my next simulation perhaps I should try Nose-Hoover) and possibly
intergration algorithm, rather than related to cutoff lengths.  Do you think
that this is a correct interpretation?  



My mistake.  In my head I equated the flying ice cube with the artificial 
ordering and density increases that can happen from arbitrary increases to 
cutoff values.  There is a relationship between cutoffs, thermostats, and 
equipartition of energy, but it's not immediately relevant here.


-Justin


Thank you very much.

Andrew DeYoung
Carnegie Mellon University

Andrew DeYoung wrote:
Hi, 


Thank you.  I tried again, this time doing 100 ps of NVT equlibration,
followed by 500 ps of NVE.  I have posted my results here:
http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/adeyoung/july27/withnvt.pdf

But, they are not much better.  For the NVT equilibration, I used

v-rescale

temperature coupling with tau_t = 2 ps.  What kind of temperature coupling
do you typically use or recommend?



That sounds reasonable, although a 2-ps coupling time is a bit long for 
V-rescale.  Your results indicate that the system still is not stable, even
in 
NVT.  Temperature should not fluctuate very much after the first few ps.
Try a 
longer NVT.


What motivated your choice of cutoffs?  They seem arbitrary and too long.
You 
may be seeing effects of the classic flying ice cube problem where
isolated 
elements of the system start to (essentially) freeze.


-Justin


Thanks,

Andrew

Andrew DeYoung wrote:
Hi, 


I have been simulating 1000 SPC/E water molecules in the NVE ensemble (by
using tcoupl = no and pcoupl = no).  In these simulations, I am

considering

only Lennard-Jones interactions; I have turned charges off by setting


Re: [gmx-users] umbrella sampling using replica exchange

2011-08-01 Thread Justin A. Lemkul



Sanku M wrote:

Hi,
 I was wondering whether in gromacs 4, one can use replica exchange 
simulation in combination with umbrella sampling.


In theory, yes.  Whether or not it is efficient or stable is perhaps another 
matter.

-Justin

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[gmx-users] Total Kinetic Energy And Rotational And Translational Kinetic Energy

2011-08-01 Thread Size Zheng
Hi, there,

I am doing a very simple case of a ice cubic box. 

I would like to use g_energy to investigate the total kinetic energy of the 
system and use g_traj to generate the rotational and translational kinetic 
energy separately, by -ekr and -ekt flags. However I found that the sum of the 
rotational and translational kinetic energy is not equal to the generated total 
kinetic energy. 

At first I thought this might be because the temperature was so low and 
constricted the motions of molecules, then I made a new system of a water cubic 
box in 300 K. However, the result was the same, i.e. the total KE and the sum 
of rotational KE and translational KE was not the same, and actually their gap 
was kind of large. 

I totally have no idea about this. Is there something wrong or something I 
missed?

Many thanks,

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