Re: [gmx-users] dna and cnt get distorted in md simulation

2011-04-21 Thread majid hasan
Okay, thank you very much. Sounds very plausibly, I will look up the .itp files 
for bonded interactions of CNT. 

Thanks,
Majid




From: Justin A. Lemkul 
To: Gromacs Users' List 
Sent: Thu, April 21, 2011 12:01:46 PM
Subject: Re: [gmx-users] dna and cnt get distorted in md simulation



majid hasan wrote:
> Okay, so here is the file that I used for both energy minimization (with 
>integrator = l-bfgs), and MD (integrator = md). Everything other than the 
>value 
>of integrator was same for both energy minimization and MD.
>  http://phas.ubc.ca/~majid/md.mdp
> 
> and here is what I see by running .trr files obtained from EM, and MD.
> 
> On running EM.trr file:
> In the beginning of simulation, DNA is very stretched i.e atoms of DNA are 
>widely separated from each other, and CNT crumples. Then, gradually DNA 
>shrinks 
>and converges onto CNT. 
>

OK, so the DNA is experiencing the charge repulsion I described earlier.  The 
CNT sounds like it does not have proper bonded interactions assigned.

> On running MD.trr file:
> CNT suddenly moves toward and DNA and one part is mixed with DNA and whole 
>structure is crumpled (similar to the final state of EM.trr simulation). Then 
>this crumpled structure wiggles around until the end of simulation.
> 

If EM is showing such weird results, then you can't really trust anything you 
see in the MD afterwards.

> 
> Yes, I ran the whole process in vacuum. I am going to do this simulation by 
>changing cutoff to shift, and see which one works better, and then I will do 
>it 
>with a solvent.
> 

There is no point in making this assessment in vacuo and then transferring it 
to 
solution.  Plain cutoffs should not be used.  Their artifacts are well-known 
and 
modern simulations should not use them.  Shifted functions have discontinuities 
at their longest cutoff and neglect electrostatic interactions beyond this 
cutoff.  Your best option in solution (especially for highly-charged molecules 
like DNA) is PME.

-Justin

> Thanks,
> Majid
> 
> *From:* Justin A. Lemkul 
> *To:* Gromacs Users' List 
> *Sent:* Thu, April 21, 2011 10:25:35 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [gmx-users] dna and cnt get distorted in md simulation
> 
> 
> 
> majid hasan wrote:
>  > first .mdp file is the original one, and modified .mdp is the one where I 
>made modifications, and I have tried both, and both lead to stable structures 
>for individual molecules, and distorted structures for combined system.
>  >
> 
> The reason I asked is that the two are very different - one is for MD and the 
>other is for EM, and in some cases, many of the options are irrelevant for 
>either process so it is somewhat hard to deduce what you're actually trying to 
>accomplish with each, especially given the differences.  It is best to only 
>post 
>the actual .mdp files you're using and a description of the output 
>corresponding 
>to each.
> 
>  > In the first .mdp file, free energy calculations are turned off, but even 
>with this file, I get huge distortions in the shape of molecules.
> 
> So, the "first" .mdp file is the one that actually specifies an MD run, not 
>EM?  Or does "first" correspond to the order of the workflow?  It might be 
>best 
>to focus on one process at a time, rather than trying to troubleshoot both EM 
>and MD with some arbitrary designators.
> 
>  > CNT, DNA atoms do form bonds in the simulation, but they lose their shapes.
> 
> Bonds don't break or form during classical MD.  Any bonds "forming" or 
>"breaking" are simply a visualization artifact since you're not reading a 
>topology into the visualization software.
> 
>  From your description, it sounds like these simulations are being conducted 
> in 
>vacuo?  I tend to suspect that is the source of the problems.  Plain cutoffs 
>for 
>electrostatics lead to nasty artifacts and the presence of a highly charged 
>molecule (DNA) that has no shielding between these charges is quite likely to 
>become very distorted due to its own intrinsic repulsion.
> 
> -Justin
> 
>  > Thank You,
>  > Majid
>  >
>  > 
>  > *From:* Justin A. Lemkul mailto:jalem...@vt.edu>>
>  > *To:* Discussion list for GROMACS users <mailto:gmx-users@gromacs.org>>
>  > *Sent:* Thu, April 21, 2011 4:02:57 AM
>  > *Subject:* Re: [gmx-users] dna and cnt get distorted in md simulation
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  > majid hasan wrote:
>  >  > Dear All,
>  >  >
>  >  > I minimized the energy of my CNT-

Re: [gmx-users] dna and cnt get distorted in md simulation

2011-04-21 Thread Justin A. Lemkul



majid hasan wrote:
Okay, so here is the file that I used for both energy minimization (with 
integrator = l-bfgs), and MD (integrator = md). Everything other than 
the value of integrator was same for both energy minimization and MD.

 http://phas.ubc.ca/~majid/md.mdp

and here is what I see by running .trr files obtained from EM, and MD.

On running EM.trr file:
In the beginning of simulation, DNA is very stretched i.e atoms of DNA 
are widely separated from each other, and CNT crumples. Then, gradually 
DNA shrinks and converges onto CNT. 



OK, so the DNA is experiencing the charge repulsion I described earlier.  The 
CNT sounds like it does not have proper bonded interactions assigned.



On running MD.trr file:
CNT suddenly moves toward and DNA and one part is mixed with DNA and 
whole structure is crumpled (similar to the final state of EM.trr 
simulation). Then this crumpled structure wiggles around until the end 
of simulation.




If EM is showing such weird results, then you can't really trust anything you 
see in the MD afterwards.




Yes, I ran the whole process in vacuum. I am going to do this simulation 
by changing cutoff to shift, and see which one works better, and then I 
will do it with a solvent.




There is no point in making this assessment in vacuo and then transferring it to 
solution.  Plain cutoffs should not be used.  Their artifacts are well-known and 
modern simulations should not use them.  Shifted functions have discontinuities 
at their longest cutoff and neglect electrostatic interactions beyond this 
cutoff.  Your best option in solution (especially for highly-charged molecules 
like DNA) is PME.


-Justin


Thanks,
Majid

*From:* Justin A. Lemkul 
*To:* Gromacs Users' List 
*Sent:* Thu, April 21, 2011 10:25:35 AM
*Subject:* Re: [gmx-users] dna and cnt get distorted in md simulation



majid hasan wrote:
 > first .mdp file is the original one, and modified .mdp is the one 
where I made modifications, and I have tried both, and both lead to 
stable structures for individual molecules, and distorted structures for 
combined system.

 >

The reason I asked is that the two are very different - one is for MD 
and the other is for EM, and in some cases, many of the options are 
irrelevant for either process so it is somewhat hard to deduce what 
you're actually trying to accomplish with each, especially given the 
differences.  It is best to only post the actual .mdp files you're using 
and a description of the output corresponding to each.


 > In the first .mdp file, free energy calculations are turned off, but 
even with this file, I get huge distortions in the shape of molecules.


So, the "first" .mdp file is the one that actually specifies an MD run, 
not EM?  Or does "first" correspond to the order of the workflow?  It 
might be best to focus on one process at a time, rather than trying to 
troubleshoot both EM and MD with some arbitrary designators.


 > CNT, DNA atoms do form bonds in the simulation, but they lose their 
shapes.


Bonds don't break or form during classical MD.  Any bonds "forming" or 
"breaking" are simply a visualization artifact since you're not reading 
a topology into the visualization software.


 From your description, it sounds like these simulations are being 
conducted in vacuo?  I tend to suspect that is the source of the 
problems.  Plain cutoffs for electrostatics lead to nasty artifacts and 
the presence of a highly charged molecule (DNA) that has no shielding 
between these charges is quite likely to become very distorted due to 
its own intrinsic repulsion.


-Justin

 > Thank You,
 > Majid
 >
 > 
 > *From:* Justin A. Lemkul mailto:jalem...@vt.edu>>
 > *To:* Discussion list for GROMACS users <mailto:gmx-users@gromacs.org>>

 > *Sent:* Thu, April 21, 2011 4:02:57 AM
 > *Subject:* Re: [gmx-users] dna and cnt get distorted in md simulation
 >
 >
 >
 > majid hasan wrote:
 >  > Dear All,
 >  >
 >  > I minimized the energy of my CNT-DNA system with l-bfgs 
integrator, and then ran the mdrun with integrator = md. I am using a 
small ssDNA consisting of two residues only (66 atoms), and a small CNT 
of about 80 atoms.

 >  > My commands are:
 >  > For energy minimization,
 >  >
 >  > grompp -f lbfgs.mdp -po mdoutlb.mdp -c gc.gro -p gc.top -o 
gclb.tpr -maxwarn 20
 >  > mdrun -s gclb.tpr -o gclb.trr -c gcoutlb.gro -e gclb.edr -g 
mdlb.log -pd

 >  >
 >  > and then I ran molecular dyamics,
 >  >
 >  > grompp -f md.mdp -po mdoutmd.mdp -c gc.gro -p gc.top -o gcmd.tpr 
-maxwarn 20
 >  > mdrun -s gcmd.tpr -o gcmd.trr -c gcoutmd.gro -e gcmd.edr -g 
mdmd.log -pd

 >  >
 >  > For ind

Re: [gmx-users] dna and cnt get distorted in md simulation

2011-04-21 Thread majid hasan
Okay, so here is the file that I used for both energy minimization (with 
integrator = l-bfgs), and MD (integrator = md). Everything other than the value 
of integrator was same for both energy minimization and MD.
 http://phas.ubc.ca/~majid/md.mdp

and here is what I see by running .trr files obtained from EM, and MD.

On running EM.trr file:
In the beginning of simulation, DNA is very stretched i.e atoms of DNA are 
widely separated from each other, and CNT crumples. Then, gradually DNA shrinks 
and converges onto CNT. 

On running MD.trr file:
CNT suddenly moves toward and DNA and one part is mixed with DNA and whole 
structure is crumpled (similar to the final state of EM.trr simulation). Then 
this crumpled structure wiggles around until the end of simulation.


Yes, I ran the whole process in vacuum. I am going to do this simulation by 
changing cutoff to shift, and see which one works better, and then I will do it 
with a solvent.

Thanks,
Majid



From: Justin A. Lemkul 
To: Gromacs Users' List 
Sent: Thu, April 21, 2011 10:25:35 AM
Subject: Re: [gmx-users] dna and cnt get distorted in md simulation



majid hasan wrote:
> first .mdp file is the original one, and modified .mdp is the one where I 
> made 
>modifications, and I have tried both, and both lead to stable structures for 
>individual molecules, and distorted structures for combined system.
> 

The reason I asked is that the two are very different - one is for MD and the 
other is for EM, and in some cases, many of the options are irrelevant for 
either process so it is somewhat hard to deduce what you're actually trying to 
accomplish with each, especially given the differences.  It is best to only 
post 
the actual .mdp files you're using and a description of the output 
corresponding 
to each.

> In the first .mdp file, free energy calculations are turned off, but even 
> with 
>this file, I get huge distortions in the shape of molecules. 
>

So, the "first" .mdp file is the one that actually specifies an MD run, not EM? 
 
Or does "first" correspond to the order of the workflow?  It might be best to 
focus on one process at a time, rather than trying to troubleshoot both EM and 
MD with some arbitrary designators.

> CNT, DNA atoms do form bonds in the simulation, but they lose their shapes. 

Bonds don't break or form during classical MD.  Any bonds "forming" or 
"breaking" are simply a visualization artifact since you're not reading a 
topology into the visualization software.

>From your description, it sounds like these simulations are being conducted in 
vacuo?  I tend to suspect that is the source of the problems.  Plain cutoffs 
for 
electrostatics lead to nasty artifacts and the presence of a highly charged 
molecule (DNA) that has no shielding between these charges is quite likely to 
become very distorted due to its own intrinsic repulsion.

-Justin

> Thank You,
> Majid
> 
> 
> *From:* Justin A. Lemkul 
> *To:* Discussion list for GROMACS users 
> *Sent:* Thu, April 21, 2011 4:02:57 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [gmx-users] dna and cnt get distorted in md simulation
> 
> 
> 
> majid hasan wrote:
>  > Dear All,
>  >
>  > I minimized the energy of my CNT-DNA system with l-bfgs integrator, and 
> then 
>ran the mdrun with integrator = md. I am using a small ssDNA consisting of two 
>residues only (66 atoms), and a small CNT of about 80 atoms.
>  > My commands are:
>  > For energy minimization,
>  >
>  > grompp -f lbfgs.mdp -po mdoutlb.mdp -c gc.gro -p gc.top -o gclb.tpr 
> -maxwarn 
>20
>  > mdrun -s gclb.tpr -o gclb.trr -c gcoutlb.gro -e gclb.edr -g mdlb.log -pd
>  >
>  > and then I ran molecular dyamics,
>  >
>  > grompp -f md.mdp -po mdoutmd.mdp -c gc.gro -p gc.top -o gcmd.tpr -maxwarn 
20
>  > mdrun -s gcmd.tpr -o gcmd.trr -c gcoutmd.gro -e gcmd.edr -g mdmd.log -pd
>  >
>  > For individual DNA, and CNT alone, both produce reasonable results, where 
>molecule stays together and jiggles around. However on combining the two 
>molecules, both energy minimization and mdrun lead to distorted structures: 
>bond 
>lengths don't remain fixed neither for CNT nor for DNA, and atoms of both 
>molecules get intertwined and produce a mess. I tried two .mdp files.
>  > I got the  first .mdp from a colleague who used it for a simple simulation 
>of CNT only (without solvent, and any other molecule) . I made few changes in 
>this file after going through manual e.g enabled free energy calculations, 
>added 
>"nsttcouple = -1" value, changed valued of "comm_mode" from Angular to Linear, 
>changed "ns_type" value from grid to simple, changed &

Re: [gmx-users] dna and cnt get distorted in md simulation

2011-04-21 Thread Justin A. Lemkul



majid hasan wrote:
first .mdp file is the original one, and modified .mdp is the one where 
I made modifications, and I have tried both, and both lead to stable 
structures for individual molecules, and distorted structures for 
combined system.




The reason I asked is that the two are very different - one is for MD and the 
other is for EM, and in some cases, many of the options are irrelevant for 
either process so it is somewhat hard to deduce what you're actually trying to 
accomplish with each, especially given the differences.  It is best to only post 
the actual .mdp files you're using and a description of the output corresponding 
to each.


In the first .mdp file, free energy calculations are turned off, but 
even with this file, I get huge distortions in the shape of molecules. 



So, the "first" .mdp file is the one that actually specifies an MD run, not EM? 
 Or does "first" correspond to the order of the workflow?  It might be best to 
focus on one process at a time, rather than trying to troubleshoot both EM and 
MD with some arbitrary designators.


CNT, DNA atoms do form bonds in the simulation, but they lose their shapes. 



Bonds don't break or form during classical MD.  Any bonds "forming" or 
"breaking" are simply a visualization artifact since you're not reading a 
topology into the visualization software.


From your description, it sounds like these simulations are being conducted in 
vacuo?  I tend to suspect that is the source of the problems.  Plain cutoffs for 
electrostatics lead to nasty artifacts and the presence of a highly charged 
molecule (DNA) that has no shielding between these charges is quite likely to 
become very distorted due to its own intrinsic repulsion.


-Justin


Thank You,
Majid


*From:* Justin A. Lemkul 
*To:* Discussion list for GROMACS users 
*Sent:* Thu, April 21, 2011 4:02:57 AM
*Subject:* Re: [gmx-users] dna and cnt get distorted in md simulation



majid hasan wrote:
 > Dear All,
 >
 > I minimized the energy of my CNT-DNA system with l-bfgs integrator, 
and then ran the mdrun with integrator = md. I am using a small ssDNA 
consisting of two residues only (66 atoms), and a small CNT of about 80 
atoms.

 > My commands are:
 > For energy minimization,
 >
 > grompp -f lbfgs.mdp -po mdoutlb.mdp -c gc.gro -p gc.top -o gclb.tpr 
-maxwarn 20

 > mdrun -s gclb.tpr -o gclb.trr -c gcoutlb.gro -e gclb.edr -g mdlb.log -pd
 >
 > and then I ran molecular dyamics,
 >
 > grompp -f md.mdp -po mdoutmd.mdp -c gc.gro -p gc.top -o gcmd.tpr 
-maxwarn 20

 > mdrun -s gcmd.tpr -o gcmd.trr -c gcoutmd.gro -e gcmd.edr -g mdmd.log -pd
 >
 > For individual DNA, and CNT alone, both produce reasonable results, 
where molecule stays together and jiggles around. However on combining 
the two molecules, both energy minimization and mdrun lead to distorted 
structures: bond lengths don't remain fixed neither for CNT nor for DNA, 
and atoms of both molecules get intertwined and produce a mess. I tried 
two .mdp files.
 > I got the  first .mdp from a colleague who used it for a simple 
simulation of CNT only (without solvent, and any other molecule) . I 
made few changes in this file after going through manual e.g enabled 
free energy calculations, added "nsttcouple = -1" value, changed valued 
of "comm_mode" from Angular to Linear, changed "ns_type" value from grid 
to simple, changed "rcoulomb" and "rvdw" values from 0.9 to 1,

 >  Both .mdp files are placed at following addresses:

 http://phas.ubc.ca/~majid/md.mdp  (first .mdp file)


Is this the file that has had the above modifications made to it for 
MD?  If so, please post the actual file, not the unmodified one.



 http://phas.ubc.ca/~majid/lbfgs.mdp (modified .mdp file)

 >
 > It seems to me that problem might be related to non-bonded 
interaction because this is the significant difference between one and 
two molecule system. Any help would be much appreciated.


Why are you employing the free energy code?  It seems to me this could 
be the source of your problems.  Each molecule alone is fine, but then 
by decoupling van der Waals and Coulombic interactions between them, you 
could be getting instability.


Turn off the free energy options and see if you get stable trajectories.

-Justin

 > Thanks,
 > Majid
 >

-- 

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Ph.D. Candidate
ICTAS Doctoral Scholar
MILES-IGERT Trainee
Department of Biochemistry
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA
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Re: [gmx-users] dna and cnt get distorted in md simulation

2011-04-21 Thread majid hasan
first .mdp file is the original one, and modified .mdp is the one where I made 
modifications, and I have tried both, and both lead to stable structures for 
individual molecules, and distorted structures for combined system.

In the first .mdp file, free energy calculations are turned off, but even with 
this file, I get huge distortions in the shape of molecules. 

CNT, DNA atoms do form bonds in the simulation, but they lose their shapes. 

Thank You,
Majid




From: Justin A. Lemkul 
To: Discussion list for GROMACS users 
Sent: Thu, April 21, 2011 4:02:57 AM
Subject: Re: [gmx-users] dna and cnt get distorted in md simulation



majid hasan wrote:
> Dear All,
> 
> I minimized the energy of my CNT-DNA system with l-bfgs integrator, and then 
>ran the mdrun with integrator = md. I am using a small ssDNA consisting of two 
>residues only (66 atoms), and a small CNT of about 80 atoms. 
>
> My commands are:
> For energy minimization,
> 
> grompp -f lbfgs.mdp -po mdoutlb.mdp -c gc.gro -p gc.top -o gclb.tpr -maxwarn 
20
> mdrun -s gclb.tpr -o gclb.trr -c gcoutlb.gro -e gclb.edr -g mdlb.log -pd
> 
> and then I ran molecular dyamics,
> 
> grompp -f md.mdp -po mdoutmd.mdp -c gc.gro -p gc.top -o gcmd.tpr -maxwarn 20
> mdrun -s gcmd.tpr -o gcmd.trr -c gcoutmd.gro -e gcmd.edr -g mdmd.log -pd
> 
> For individual DNA, and CNT alone, both produce reasonable results, where 
>molecule stays together and jiggles around. However on combining the two 
>molecules, both energy minimization and mdrun lead to distorted structures: 
>bond 
>lengths don't remain fixed neither for CNT nor for DNA, and atoms of both 
>molecules get intertwined and produce a mess. I tried two .mdp files. 
>
> I got the  first .mdp from a colleague who used it for a simple simulation of 
>CNT only (without solvent, and any other molecule) . I made few changes in 
>this 
>file after going through manual e.g enabled free energy calculations, added 
>"nsttcouple = -1" value, changed valued of "comm_mode" from Angular to Linear, 
>changed "ns_type" value from grid to simple, changed "rcoulomb" and "rvdw" 
>values from 0.9 to 1,
>   Both .mdp files are placed at following addresses:
> http://phas.ubc.ca/~majid/md.mdp   (first .mdp file)

Is this the file that has had the above modifications made to it for MD?  If 
so, 
please post the actual file, not the unmodified one.

> http://phas.ubc.ca/~majid/lbfgs.mdp (modified .mdp file)
> 
> It seems to me that problem might be related to non-bonded interaction 
> because 
>this is the significant difference between one and two molecule system. Any 
>help 
>would be much appreciated. 
>

Why are you employing the free energy code?  It seems to me this could be the 
source of your problems.  Each molecule alone is fine, but then by decoupling 
van der Waals and Coulombic interactions between them, you could be getting 
instability.

Turn off the free energy options and see if you get stable trajectories.

-Justin

> Thanks,
> Majid
> 

-- 

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
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Re: [gmx-users] dna and cnt get distorted in md simulation

2011-04-21 Thread Justin A. Lemkul



majid hasan wrote:

Dear All,

I minimized the energy of my CNT-DNA system with l-bfgs integrator, and 
then ran the mdrun with integrator = md. I am using a small ssDNA 
consisting of two residues only (66 atoms), and a small CNT of about 80 
atoms. 


My commands are:
For energy minimization,

grompp -f lbfgs.mdp -po mdoutlb.mdp -c gc.gro -p gc.top -o gclb.tpr 
-maxwarn 20

mdrun -s gclb.tpr -o gclb.trr -c gcoutlb.gro -e gclb.edr -g mdlb.log -pd

and then I ran molecular dyamics,

grompp -f md.mdp -po mdoutmd.mdp -c gc.gro -p gc.top -o gcmd.tpr -maxwarn 20
mdrun -s gcmd.tpr -o gcmd.trr -c gcoutmd.gro -e gcmd.edr -g mdmd.log -pd

For individual DNA, and CNT alone, both produce reasonable results, 
where molecule stays together and jiggles around. However on combining 
the two molecules, both energy minimization and mdrun lead to 
distorted structures: bond lengths don't remain fixed neither for CNT 
nor for DNA, and atoms of both molecules get intertwined and produce a 
mess. I tried two .mdp files. 

I got the  first .mdp from a colleague who used it for a 
simple simulation of CNT only (without solvent, and any other molecule) 
. I made few changes in this file after going through manual e.g enabled 
free energy calculations, added "nsttcouple = -1" value, changed valued 
of "comm_mode" from Angular to Linear, changed "ns_type" value from grid 
to simple, changed "rcoulomb" and "rvdw" values from 0.9 to 1,
 
 Both .mdp files are placed at following addresses:

http://phas.ubc.ca/~majid/md.mdp   (first .mdp file)


Is this the file that has had the above modifications made to it for MD?  If so, 
please post the actual file, not the unmodified one.



http://phas.ubc.ca/~majid/lbfgs.mdp (modified .mdp file)

It seems to me that problem might be related to non-bonded interaction 
because this is the significant difference between one and two molecule 
system. Any help would be much appreciated. 



Why are you employing the free energy code?  It seems to me this could be the 
source of your problems.  Each molecule alone is fine, but then by decoupling 
van der Waals and Coulombic interactions between them, you could be getting 
instability.


Turn off the free energy options and see if you get stable trajectories.

-Justin


Thanks,
Majid



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ICTAS Doctoral Scholar
MILES-IGERT Trainee
Department of Biochemistry
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA
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[gmx-users] dna and cnt get distorted in md simulation

2011-04-20 Thread majid hasan
Dear All,

I minimized the energy of my CNT-DNA system with l-bfgs integrator, and then 
ran 
the mdrun with integrator = md. I am using a small ssDNA consisting of two 
residues only (66 atoms), and a small CNT of about 80 atoms. 

My commands are:
For energy minimization,

grompp -f lbfgs.mdp -po mdoutlb.mdp -c gc.gro -p gc.top -o gclb.tpr -maxwarn 20
mdrun -s gclb.tpr -o gclb.trr -c gcoutlb.gro -e gclb.edr -g mdlb.log -pd


and then I ran molecular dyamics,

grompp -f md.mdp -po mdoutmd.mdp -c gc.gro -p gc.top -o gcmd.tpr -maxwarn 20
mdrun -s gcmd.tpr -o gcmd.trr -c gcoutmd.gro -e gcmd.edr -g mdmd.log -pd

For individual DNA, and CNT alone, both produce reasonable results, where 
molecule stays together and jiggles around. However on combining the two 
molecules, both energy minimization and mdrun lead to distorted structures: 
bond 
lengths don't remain fixed neither for CNT nor for DNA, and atoms of both 
molecules get intertwined and produce a mess. I tried two .mdp files. 

I got the  first .mdp from a colleague who used it for a simple simulation 
of CNT only (without solvent, and any other molecule) . I made few changes in 
this file after going through manual e.g enabled free energy calculations, 
added 
"nsttcouple = -1" value, changed valued of "comm_mode" from Angular to Linear, 
changed "ns_type" value from grid to simple, changed "rcoulomb" and "rvdw" 
values from 0.9 to 1,
 
 Both .mdp files are placed at following addresses:
http://phas.ubc.ca/~majid/md.mdp   (first .mdp file)
http://phas.ubc.ca/~majid/lbfgs.mdp (modified .mdp file)

It seems to me that problem might be related to non-bonded interaction because 
this is the significant difference between one and two molecule system. Any 
help 
would be much appreciated. 

Thanks,
Majid-- 
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