Re: [gmx-users] diffusion coefficient

2010-02-10 Thread Omer Markovitch
10 ps is too short of a trajectory, even for such a large system (for pure water it is considered large). i would guess that it is a typing-error and you ran for 10 ns? omer. On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 11:05, Amit Choubey kgp.a...@gmail.com wrote: I use a box of volume 6x6x6 nm^3 which has 7161

Re: [gmx-users] trajectory info

2009-12-13 Thread Omer Markovitch
See for example eq. 19 20 at JCP 129, 84505 ( http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2968608). Is this what you meant? Omer. On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 06:56, Mark Abraham mark.abra...@anu.edu.au wrote: I think that the problem comes from pbc handling for molecules splited across boundaries - I expect : do

Re: [gmx-users] Simulation at unrealistic temperatures

2009-11-26 Thread Omer Markovitch
Maybe the system is exploding? Have you looked at the movie? And I agree with you that it might be unrealistic to do simulation at 600K using a force-field which was parametrized at 300K. Omer. On Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 05:56, Neha Bharat Gajaria n.gandh...@gmail.comwrote: Dear List, I m

Re: [gmx-users] Normalization in g_rdf

2009-11-24 Thread Omer Markovitch
On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 02:27, Ondrej Marsalek ondrej.marsa...@gmail.comwrote: Dear all, I would like to understand better the way g_rdf performs normalization. I have two unexpected results: 1) In a simple simulation of atomic ions in water in a cubic box, I get RDFs that clearly reach a

Re: [gmx-users] g_msd = The MSD and periodic boundary condition

2009-11-24 Thread Omer Markovitch
On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 01:32, Chih-Ying Lin chihying2...@gmail.com wrote: So, how can I remove the periodic boundary condition to get the truly movement of the atoms between the two time steps ? Removing PBC and placing atoms back into their true location is easy. In general, if an atom has

Re: [gmx-users] Decreasing MSD of ligand ?

2009-11-18 Thread Omer Markovitch
Is the decrease occurs in the long times? Omer. On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 21:08, Chih-Ying Lin chihying2...@gmail.com wrote: HI MSD = mean square displacement diffusion coefficient = d/dt (MSD) I simulate the protein and ligand system and then calculate the MSD of the ligand. Then, i drew

Re: [gmx-users] g_rdf and number of atoms to include

2009-10-22 Thread Omer Markovitch
On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 05:17, Enemark Soeren ch...@nus.edu.sg wrote: Ahh, now I understand - sorry, Omer! No problem, glad to help. In fact, I have compared all three single hydrogen RDFs and they are identical and also relatively smooth. Since, however, with 3 times more data points

Re: [gmx-users] g_rdf and number of atoms to include

2009-10-21 Thread Omer Markovitch
of the hydrogen bond, for example. If you are unsure of your g(r) calc it just for water (that is - only oxygen-oxygen of water-water). At long distances (~10 Angstroms) it should fluctuate around 1. Bests, Omer Markovitch. ___ gmx-users mailing listgmx-users

Re: [gmx-users] reduced units

2009-10-17 Thread Omer Markovitch
On Sat, Oct 17, 2009 at 06:10, lammps lammps lammp2fo...@gmail.com wrote: Dear, I want to do stochastic simulations in the framework of Langevin dynamics using Gromacs with the reduced units. The questions are: 1. How to turn on the reduced units? Is there any parameters for setting? I

Re: [gmx-users] Making Commands Non-Interactive

2009-10-05 Thread Omer Markovitch
Have you tried: echo 0 zero trjconv bla bla bla zero You could put more arguments in the file, for example - use the -center option, and then echo another 0 into the zero file. --Omer. On Sun, Oct 4, 2009 at 18:22, ABEL Stephane 175950 stephane.a...@cea.frwrote: Dear GMX Users, echo

Re: [gmx-users] problem in loading xtc in VMD

2009-10-04 Thread Omer Markovitch
For VMD you first load a GRO (or pdb) file, and then XTC. The XTC file should contain _exactly_ the same number of atoms as the GRO file. Did you save the entire system in the XTC, or just a specific part of it? Omer. Koby Levy research group, Weizmann Institute of Science. FAX: 972-77-444-7905

Re: [gmx-users] option for finding forces between two groups

2009-10-04 Thread Omer Markovitch
Work with groups and an index file, and define energy_groups in the mdp file also. For indices, check make_ndx utility. Omer. Koby Levy research group, Weizmann Institute of Science. FAX: 972-77-444-7905 http://www.weizmann.ac.il/sb/faculty_pages/Levy/ On Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 20:31, Pradip

Re: [gmx-users] Parameter to for randomizing simulation

2009-09-30 Thread Omer Markovitch
If you are performing LD then setting ldseef=-1 does the trick. For MD, try genseed as suggested. I believe the manual explains all, including the range issue. Omer. Koby Levy research group, Weizmann Institute of Science. FAX: 972-77-444-7905 http://www.weizmann.ac.il/sb/faculty_pages/Levy/ On

Re: [gmx-users] question about energy minimization

2009-09-29 Thread Omer Markovitch
Trj trjconv -pbc nojump, or trjconv -h and read the short help printed. Omer. I actually didnt realize this until i did a long simulation after which the trajectories of some of the atoms looked way out of the box dimensions. The co-ordinates of many atoms didnt lie in the box range.

Re: [gmx-users] Trajectory files in vmd

2009-09-24 Thread Omer Markovitch
How do you run vmd? The first argument should be a GRO or PDB file, and the second argument is the TRR or XTC trajectory. Alternatively, you can open a new molecule in vmd and than load data into that molecule. --Omer. On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 08:21, Aditi Borkar aditi.bor...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: [gmx-users] 1-4 interaction between atoms in PBC mode

2009-09-21 Thread Omer Markovitch
I assume that atoms from opposite ends of the simulation box are being seen by GROMACS as being 1-4 neighbors as a result of the PBC, Are you sure? have you looked at the last good frame before this message? GMX treats PBC as it should during MD neighbour search, so maybe this is a pair that

Re: [gmx-users] Large fluctuation of protein temperature with nose hoover thermostat

2009-09-17 Thread Omer Markovitch
The group PROTEIN isn't very large as the group NONPROTEIN, therefore its total kinetic energy fluctuates more. --Omer. On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 12:10, Stephane Abel stephane.a...@cea.fr wrote: tc-grps = Protein Non-Protein ; two coupling groups - more accurate tau_t = 0.4 0.4 ; time constant,

Re: [gmx-users] table extension

2009-08-27 Thread Omer Markovitch
Thanks Mark. I am simulating a dimer in vacuum, and it is my understanding that once a non-bonded interaction has exceeded the table-extension cutoff this interaction will NOT be included in the potential for the remaining simulation, even if it will later come back to a distance within the

Re: [gmx-users] table extension

2009-08-27 Thread Omer Markovitch
Thanks. And what happens if later on it comes back to the cut-off + table-extension range? Koby Levy research group, Weizmann Institute of Science. FAX: 972-77-444-7905 http://www.weizmann.ac.il/sb/faculty_pages/Levy/ On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 11:13, Berk Hess g...@hotmail.com wrote: A

Re: [gmx-users] table extension

2009-08-27 Thread Omer Markovitch
But what if the gmx code did notice it? Koby Levy research group, Weizmann Institute of Science. FAX: 972-77-444-7905 http://www.weizmann.ac.il/sb/faculty_pages/Levy/ On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 16:21, Mark Abraham mark.abra...@anu.edu.au wrote: It would look up a non-random energy and force. If

[gmx-users] table extension

2009-08-26 Thread Omer Markovitch
Dear GMXs, I would like to clear something out, for myself: The table extension given in MDP file applies to nonbond_params pairs interactions which are specified in the TOP file (and also electrostatics)? Is there an interaction which does not use the table extension (other then bonds, angles

Re: [gmx-users] Periodic Boundary Condition Issues

2009-07-23 Thread Omer Markovitch
Try combining indices with that, use make_ndx -h. --Omer. Koby Levy research group, Weizmann Institute of Science. FAX: 972-77-444-7905 http://www.weizmann.ac.il/sb/faculty_pages/Levy/ On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 18:27, Justin A. Lemkul jalem...@vt.edu wrote: The trjconv -pbc options were

Re: [gmx-users] Protein going out of the box

2009-07-15 Thread Omer Markovitch
Try using trjconv. Look at the -pbc options and also maybe -center options. --Omer. Koby Levy research group, Weizmann Institute of Science. FAX: 972-77-444-7905 http://www.weizmann.ac.il/sb/faculty_pages/Levy/ On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 10:09, nikhil damle pdnik...@yahoo.co.in wrote: but

[gmx-users] non squares box

2009-06-21 Thread Omer Markovitch
Dear All, I would like to ask your help on the following - I want my simulation to include a surface, and have PBC. The surface I chose is aligned on the XY plane. However, the surface is not a square. The surface dimensions are a=b=169.2 c=6.9 Angstroms, the angles are: bc=ac=90 ab=120 degrees.

Re: [gmx-users] non squares box

2009-06-21 Thread Omer Markovitch
I prefer to keep discussions professional, Mark and Tsjerk. Anyway, I am doing MD with PBC. I have a surface which sits on the XY axes, the surface is not a square and my question is how do I tell gromacs that I have a non standard box. Please see my original post for more details: ++ I

Re: [gmx-users] PBC

2009-06-17 Thread Omer Markovitch
Remember that for PBC=xyz, the neighbor search is faster, so I suggest using PBC with a very large box. --Omer. Koby Levy research group, Weizmann Institute of Science. http://www.weizmann.ac.il/sb/faculty_pages/Levy/ ___ gmx-users mailing list

Re: [gmx-users] Re: Alternative TRP residue

2009-06-13 Thread Omer Markovitch
How many letters for residue name are allowed in the PDB format? Omer. Koby Levy research group, Weizmann Institute of Science. http://www.weizmann.ac.il/sb/faculty_pages/Levy/ ___ gmx-users mailing listgmx-users@gromacs.org

Re: [gmx-users] Combining LJ and buckingham potential

2009-04-19 Thread Omer Markovitch
Hello Osmair, Perhaps you can try using the [ nonbond_params ] [ pairs ] sections of the TOP file? How did you define these interactions in your TOP file? --Omer. Koby Levy research group, Weizmann Institute of Science. http://www.weizmann.ac.il/sb/faculty_pages/Levy/ On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at

Re: [gmx-users] (no subject)

2009-03-14 Thread Omer Markovitch
Hello. What do you mean by jump? Perhaps the connected MN is a stable state? If you'll supply more details we could try to help you better. --Omer. On Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 08:15, Homa Azizian haziz...@razi.tums.ac.irwrote: My ion jump out of the protein after MD.My ion (MN) has not any covalant

Re: [gmx-users] initial velocities Langevin dynamics

2009-03-11 Thread Omer Markovitch
, that is- by the Langivin thermostat. With MD, the thermostat works like friction (positive or negative friction). So you see, that for LD, an initial velocity of zero should next be changed by the thermostat, while for MD the rescaling shouldn't work for zero. --Omer Markovitch. Koby Levy research group

Re: [gmx-users] is there a possibility to convert .gro files directly to PDB?

2009-03-11 Thread Omer Markovitch
Use: trjconv -f conf.gro -s conf.gro -o conf.pdb. Note the use of -s on the same gro file. --Omer. Koby Levy research group, Weizmann Institute of Science. http://www.weizmann.ac.il/sb/faculty_pages/Levy/ ___ gmx-users mailing list

Re: [gmx-users] Diffusion coefficients ( Exp X Simul )

2009-03-04 Thread Omer Markovitch
See also the work of Hummer (JPC-B (2004), http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jp0477147), dealing with box size effect on D. Omer. Koby Levy research group, Weizmann Institute of Science. http://www.weizmann.ac.il/sb/faculty_pages/Levy/ On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 23:37, Eudes Fileti fil...@ufabc.edu.br

Re: [gmx-users] Turning off electrostatic or Van der Waals interactions

2009-02-23 Thread Omer Markovitch
Why not create dummy topologies, without charges/vdw ? Another option, which I am not sure of its effect, is, perhaps, to take extremely small cutoffs. --Omer. Lee Soin wrote: I'm trying to rule out the effect of electrostatic or Van der Waals interactions while performing a simulation. Do

[gmx-users] Barostat Density decreasing to zero

2009-02-11 Thread Omer Markovitch
, the speed of the expansion changes but all simulation converged to a small density between 50-100 kg/m3. Your help is appreciated; Probably, I am not controlling the simulation like I should. I will appreciate any advice. Thank you, Omer Markovitch. I have used gromacs version 3.3.3, Here is my .MDP file

Re: [gmx-users] RE: How to output a single index group

2009-01-20 Thread Omer Markovitch
Also check out make_ndx -help. Omer. Koby Levy research group, Weizmann Institute of Science. http://www.weizmann.ac.il/sb/faculty_pages/Levy/ On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 18:28, Vitaly Chaban vvcha...@gmail.com wrote: I am running a simulation of 5 time steps and am trying to avoid setting

Re: [gmx-users] time of dynamic

2008-12-02 Thread Omer Markovitch
would you please tell me for compare dynamic peptide what time for MD is enough by gromacs?generally. You can take your 20 ns simulation, and divide it into 2-4 parts, each 10 (or 5) ns long. Then, calculate the property you are interested in for each part seperately. If 20 ns is more then

Re: [gmx-users] Replacing molecules in .gro coordinate file

2008-11-26 Thread Omer Markovitch
Supposed I have a .gro file of 38 molecules of A which are already in equilibrated conformations. Now I want to transform 15 molecules of A into B therefore I will have the binary mixture of A/B with 13:15 molar ratio in the final structure. How can I do this? Any suggestions will be

Re: [gmx-users] Analyzing a trajectory split over multiple files

2008-11-26 Thread Omer Markovitch
On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 01:47, Suman Chakrabarty [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: Dear all, I have a very long trajectory split over a large number of files. What would be the most efficient way to use the analysis programs over them? Do they support multiple input for trajectory? Or I need to

[gmx-users] small protein big frozen group - exploding

2008-11-12 Thread Omer Markovitch
Dear, I am simulating a small protein (less then 50 amino acids) at room temperature, with no additional atoms and/or molecules and/or ions. The simulations seems to proceed ok (in terms of avg. kinetic energy and other energy terms). Then, I take the same protein, and introduce a surface to the

Re: [gmx-users] temperature coupling strength

2008-11-10 Thread Omer Markovitch
On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 17:42, Seunghyun Chung [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Deal all, Is there any practical approach to choose the right temperature coupling strength for a simulation? For example, if a system behaves differently with weak coupling and strong coupling, which result I should

[gmx-users] stochastic dynamics , langevin

2008-10-23 Thread Omer Markovitch
Dear All, I am trying to perform Langevin dynamics of large peptides / proteins. After reading the manual going over some old mails in this list, I have two points I hope you could clear for me: [Gromacs version 3.3.3] 1) I am a bit confused with Brownian vs. Langevin dynamics. Is this the

Re: [gmx-users] stochastic dynamics , langevin

2008-10-23 Thread Omer Markovitch
Thanks for the quick reply Berk. 1) Is this the proper keywords I should use for Langevin dynamics: integrator = sd ; bd-fric= 0 ; tau_t = 10 ; ref_t = 300 ; Basically, I want to know if I am using the 4 parameters correctly. That is - for Langevin dynamics, I should pick

Re: [gmx-users] range of gen_seed

2008-10-17 Thread Omer Markovitch
I believe that (-1) as the seed takes the time or something as the actual seed, thus ensuring no two identical seeds, and no two identical velocities. Omer. On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 12:11, sarbani chattopadhyay [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I want to know that does this ensure that the mdrun

Re: [gmx-users] Simulation of a protein confined in a box

2008-10-11 Thread Omer Markovitch
In short - you can apply PBC in all directions (XYZ) by choosing the proper keyword in the .mdp file, I believe the box dimensions are defined in .gro file. Omer. Koby Levy research group, Weizmann Institute of Science. http://www.weizmann.ac.il/sb/faculty_pages/Levy/ On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at

Re: [gmx-users] Simulation of a protein confined in a box

2008-10-11 Thread Omer Markovitch
Oh, I didn't read carefully. My suggestion would be, perhaps, to physically put atoms on the sides of the box (possibly, fill each side completely), and to place on them very high repulsion. You might want to freeze them up, and exclude their self interactions from the energy calculation. Good

Re: [gmx-users] Simulation of a protein confined in a box

2008-10-10 Thread Omer Markovitch
Boundary should not precisely be around the protein, otherwise some parts of the protein would feel other parts via the boundary. In general, if you apply periodic boundary conditions (PBC), take the dimensions as such so the protein would NOT feel the PBC. Say you have an unfolded protein (or a

[gmx-users] trjconv - converting trajectory into a pdb

2008-10-07 Thread Omer Markovitch
Hello, I have ran some MD with GROMACS v3.3.3, and used the command trjconv -f traj.xtc -o traj.pdb -s file.gro to generate a pdb movie. My simulation includes charged atoms in some residues, but the output pdb does not seem to include the formal charge data. My question is, is this a known issue

Re: [gmx-users] HB lifetime

2008-10-02 Thread Omer Markovitch
of the water dimer. For example - what causes the activation energies of the forward backward rate constants to be about similar rather then being different by the strength of 1 HB? Hope I was clear. Omer Markovitch. ** a link to JCP 129, 84505 (2008) http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2968608

Re: [gmx-users] Hydrogen Bond Lifetime

2008-10-02 Thread Omer Markovitch
Please see also my reply under HB lifetime to Christopher Daub. I think that JCP 129, 84505 (2008) should be read when dealing with C(t) in general HB lifetimes in particular. ** link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2968608 Omer Markovitch. ___ gmx-users

[gmx-users] Fwd: charges,resonance and electrostatics

2008-09-24 Thread Omer Markovitch
electrostatics here: 1) As is, and letting the two oxygens repel one another. 2) Ignore this specific pair when calculating? How does GROMACS operates? I think that (1) is the common practice, but I want to be sure. Thank you, Omer Markovitch. (this email was sent to gmx-dev. by mistake) Koby Levy

Re: [gmx-users] Fwd: charges,resonance and electrostatics

2008-09-24 Thread Omer Markovitch
There is no non-bonded interaction between these two oxygens, unless you are using an Urey-Bradley potential for the angle, like in the CHARMM force field. Most (if not all) of the standard force fields in Gromacs treat the interaction of these oxygens within an angle definition, which is a

[gmx-users] searching the archives

2008-09-22 Thread Omer Markovitch
Shalom, Is it just me or there is a bug in the archives search page http://www.gromacs.org/search ? (error 404 - page not found) --omer. ___ gmx-users mailing listgmx-users@gromacs.org http://www.gromacs.org/mailman/listinfo/gmx-users Please search

Re: [gmx-users] RE: Time step in md

2008-09-20 Thread Omer Markovitch
it large enough so the computation would be feasible. Other then that, look at the previous answers you got for a more hands on approach. You might also want to read about integrating MD. --Omer Markovitch. ___ gmx-users mailing listgmx-users@gromacs.org

Re: [gmx-users] GROMACS sample procedure

2008-09-18 Thread Omer Markovitch
has healing powers. Please refer to the gromacs manual for more details, and to the gromacs wiki aswell. Omer Markovitch. Koby Levy research group, Weizmann Institute of Science. http://www.weizmann.ac.il/sb/faculty_pages/Levy/ On Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 12:03, Christopher Ambe [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote

Re: [gmx-users] kill some atoms

2008-09-14 Thread Omer Markovitch
What is the reason for shrinking the box? If it is for technical reasons, for example - nicer visualization etc`, then perhaps this could be done manually. If you plan to use the smaller box later, then maybe you could do some part of high pressure simulation, to reduce box size while keeping it

[gmx-users] defining group

2008-09-13 Thread Omer Markovitch
not understand how to do it and in which files. Thank you, Omer Markovitch. Koby Levy research group, Weizmann Institute of Science. http://www.weizmann.ac.il/sb/faculty_pages/Levy/ ___ gmx-users mailing listgmx-users@gromacs.org http://www.gromacs.org/mailman

Re: [gmx-users] defining group

2008-09-13 Thread Omer Markovitch
Thank you both! Omer. Koby Levy research group, Weizmann Institute of Science. http://www.weizmann.ac.il/sb/faculty_pages/Levy/ On Sat, Sep 13, 2008 at 15:57, Justin A. Lemkul [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Omer Markovitch wrote: Hello, I would like to ask for your help in defining groups

Re: [gmx-users] RE: optimizing the mailing list

2008-09-09 Thread Omer Markovitch
Using emails, this might be done manually - each user will add to the TOPIC something like: tag install, etc`. Then each user could define his own rule, in his personal email account, how to deal with messages that contain tag xxx gromacs in the topic. Just a thought... Omer. Koby Levy research

Re: [gmx-users] How to convert gromacs traj file(.xtc) to amber traj file?

2008-09-09 Thread Omer Markovitch
Are you sure this will be done automaticaly if you'll procide gromacs with an output file called filename.trj? There is also the option of converting into PDB: trjconv -f traj.xtc -o trajtraj.pdb -s coordinates.gro. omer. Koby Levy research group, Weizmann Institute of Science.

Re: [gmx-users] RE: manipulation of trajectory data

2008-09-08 Thread Omer Markovitch
to me too. Koby Levy research group, Weizmann Institute of Science. http://www.weizmann.ac.il/sb/faculty_pages/Levy/ On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 16:30, Vitaly Chaban [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: gurgo If anyone has a simpler example along the lines of my interests, gurgo please send me it! and to

Re: [gmx-users] installation and fftw

2008-09-07 Thread Omer Markovitch
Regarding buildit FFT - I believe they say it is slower then other packages. Omer. Koby Levy research group, Weizmann Institute of Science. http://www.weizmann.ac.il/sb/faculty_pages/Levy/ On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 21:54, Myunggi Yi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have done the compilation. Thank

Re: [gmx-users] printing coords ; energies

2008-09-06 Thread Omer Markovitch
: Omer Markovitch wrote: Dear All, I would like to consult you on the following two things: 1) I have a small, preanalysis, routine I would like to run each time a frame is written and added to the trajectory file. After some checking, I believe that, in the file *stat.c*, the routine

[gmx-users] printing coords ; energies

2008-09-04 Thread Omer Markovitch
Dear All, I would like to consult you on the following two things: 1) I have a small, preanalysis, routine I would like to run each time a frame is written and added to the trajectory file. After some checking, I believe that, in the file *stat.c*, the routine *void write_xtc_traj(FILE