Re: [gmx-users] OPLS-AA dihedral angles

2007-04-19 Thread Mark Abraham

MURAT CETINKAYA wrote:

Hi all,

I am trying to obtain proper dihedral parameters for  CA-CT-CT-CA  type, 
which is not in the OPLS-AA database. I have found a set for periodic 
dihedral type (from AMBER database) but I dont know how to convert that 
into RB form. GMX Manual does not mention how to convert periodic proper 
terms into RB form.


Mixing and matching parameters from different forcefields is usually a 
bad idea. Force fields are artificial constructs optimized to reproduce 
some subset of experimental and computational results. There's no reason 
for the CA-CA-CA-CA dihedrals to resemble each other in different force 
fields, and thus no reason for them to interact sanely with the rest of 
each other's force fields. Can you use a whole AMBER force field?



So, my questions are:

1) Can I put periodic dihedral parameters into OPLS-AA database?


Yup. Get out your trigonometry - for values of periodicity below 6, you 
can convert periodic to RB forms, but read the relevant sections of 
chapter 4 and 5 of the GROMACS manuals (and the AMBER documentation!) to 
get sign conventions right.


2) If (1) is no, then how can I convert periodic type into RB form? Is 
there any specific point to consider when using AMBER terms? (e.g. 
multiplying coefficients by 2)


3) Does anyone readily have the CA-CT-CT-CA dihedral parameters :)


Not I.

Mark
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[gmx-users] OPLS-AA dihedral angles

2007-04-19 Thread MURAT CETINKAYA
Hi all,

I am trying to obtain proper dihedral parameters for  CA-CT-CT-CA  type, which 
is not in the OPLS-AA database. I have found a set for periodic dihedral type 
(from AMBER database) but I dont know how to convert that into RB form. GMX 
Manual does not mention how to convert periodic proper terms into RB form. 

So, my questions are:1) Can I put periodic dihedral parameters into OPLS-AA 
database?2) If (1) is no, then how can I convert periodic type into RB form? Is 
there any specific point to consider when using AMBER terms? (e.g. multiplying 
coefficients by 2)
3) 
Does anyone readily have the CA-CT-CT-CA dihedral parameters :) Thanks in 
advance,Murat CETINKAYA
The Pennsylvania State University


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