[gmx-users] lipid solvent

[Tsjerk Wassenaar]

Hi SEB,

> The lipids aggregated and surround the protein (as expected) but
> asymetricaly in the box.

What do you mean with this? Did you consider PBC? Try centering your
system using  the protein for the center of mass.

> I have selected only the lipids from the last run
> at a maximum distance of 20 A from the protein.
>
> my problem is that my system is now circular (due to the lipid selection
> method) and I want to put it in a new box
> without adding more lipid or water but there will be no lipids in the
> box corners.
>
> Is there an easy way to solve this (the is no circular boxes and I have
> some problems using dodecahedron ones)?

You could define a hexagonal prism, which is as close as you can get
to a cylinder.

Hope it helps,

Tsjerk

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