[gmx-users] Problems in gromacs

karamyog singh karamyog.singh at gmail.com
Wed May 10 12:20:51 CEST 2006


Thanks a lot! :)

On 5/10/06, David van der Spoel <spoel at xray.bmc.uu.se> wrote:
>
> karamyog singh wrote:
> > Greeting gromacs users. I am trying to use gromacs to simulate metals. I
> > am trying to simulate BCC Iron. But I get the following error message.
> >
> > Fatal error: Invalid order for directive moleculetype, file
> > ""topol.top"", line 5
>
> read chapter 5 in the manual about topology files.
>
> >
> > I am sending you my input files. Please help me and tell me what is
> > wrong with my files. Also can you tell me if it is possible to simulate
> > metallic crystals using gromacs. Mostly people have worked on Bio
> > Molecules. However I believe that I should be able to simulate Metallic
> > structures if I modify the source codes a bit. Also, Can you please tell
> > me if I can use my own potential functions?
> Depends on what you want. CHeck manual on tabulated functions.
>
>
> >
> >  I downloaded force fields made by other people, I have modified them
> > too to include xb_1 bond type and FE FE interaction. These modifications
> > have been done in ffG53a6.rtp and ffG53a6bon.itp. These files are in
> > 53a6.tar.gz on the force field download section of the website
> > www.gromacs.org <http://www.gromacs.org>.
> >
> >  I request you to please help me out as soon as you can. :)
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------------------
> > grompp.mdp
> >
> > NES STARTING WITH ';' ARE COMMENTS
> > title           = Minimization of Hen Egg White Lysozyme (1AKI.pdb)
> > ; Title of run
> >
> > ; The following lines tell the program the standard locations where to
> > find certain files
> > cpp             = /lib/cpp      ; Preprocessor
> > include         = -I../top      ; Directories to include in the topology
> > format
> >
> > ; Parameters describing what to do, when to stop and what to save
> > integrator      = steep         ; Algorithm (steep = steepest descent
> > minimization)
> > emtol           = 1.0           ; Stop minimization when the maximum
> > force < 1.0 kJ/mol
> > nsteps          = 200           ; Maximum number of (minimization) steps
> > to perform
> > nstenergy       = 10            ; Write energies to disk every nstenergy
> > steps
> > nstxtcout       = 10            ; Write coordinates to disk every
> > nstxtcout steps
> > xtc_grps        = Protein       ; Which coordinate group(s) to write to
> disk
> > energygrps      = Protein       ; Which energy group(s) to write to disk
> >
> > ; Parameters describing how to find the neighbors of each atom and how
> > to calculate the interactions
> > nstlist         = 5             ; Frequency to update the neighbor list
> > and long range forces
> > ns_type         = simple        ; Method to determine neighbor list
> > (simple, grid)
> > rlist           = 1.0           ; Cut-off for making neighbor list
> > (short range forces)
> > coulombtype     = cut-off       ; Treatment of long range electrostatic
> > interactions
> > rcoulomb        = 1.0           ; long range electrostatic cut-off
> > rvdw            = 1.0           ; long range Van der Waals cut-off
> > constraints     = none          ; Bond types to replace by constraints
> > pbc             = yes           ; Periodic Boundary Conditions (yes/no)
> > ----------------------------------------------
> > topol.top
> > #include "ffG53a6.itp"
> > ;#include "ffgmx.rtp"
> > ;#include "ffgmx.atp"
> >
> > [ moleculetype ]
> >  Ions   3
> >
> > [ atoms ]
> >      1          Fe      1    HEME     FE     1      0    55.870
> >      2          Fe      2    HEME     FE     1      0    55.870
> >      3          Fe      3    HEME     FE     1      0    55.870
> >      4          Fe      4    HEME     FE     2      0    55.870
> >      5          Fe      5    HEME     FE     2      0    55.870
> >      6          Fe      6    HEME     FE     2      0    55.870
> >      7          Fe      7    HEME     FE     2      0    55.870
> >      8          Fe      8    HEME     FE     3      0    55.870
> >      9          Fe      9    HEME     FE     3      0    55.870
> >
> > [ bonds ]
> >
> >  1 2 1 0.1000 1.7800e+7
> > --------------------------------------------------
> > Pure Fe
> >  9
> >   1Fe   FE    1  0.00 0.00 0.00  0.000 0.000 0.000
> >   2Fe   FE    2  2.70 0.00 0.00  0.000 0.000 0.000
> >   3Fe   FE    3  0.00 2.70 0.00  0.000 0.000 0.000
> >   4Fe   FE    4  0.00 0.00 2.70  0.000 0.000 0.000
> >   5Fe   FE    5  0.00 2.70 2.70  0.000 0.000 0.000
> >   6Fe   FE    6  2.70 0.00 2.70  0.000 0.000 0.000
> >   7Fe   FE    7  2.70 2.70 0.00  0.000 0.000 0.000
> >   8Fe   FE    8  2.70 2.70 2.70  0.000 0.000 0.000
> >   9Fe   FE    9  1.35 1.35 1.35  0.000 0.000 0.000
> >
> >
> > conf.gro
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> --
> David.
> ________________________________________________________________________
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> Dept. of Cell and Molecular Biology, Uppsala University.
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