[gmx-users] Running MD only for selected part of molecule

Samuel Coulbourn Flores 花山 scflores at stanford.edu
Fri Oct 10 19:22:35 CEST 2008


You might want to try Simbody (simtk.org).  This will allow you to  
rigidify any part or parts of the molecule you choose.  As a bonus,  
you will not spend resources computing intramolecular interactions in  
the rigidified regions.

Sam

On Oct 10, 2008, at 6:10 AM, Justin A. Lemkul wrote:

>
>
> vivek sharma wrote:
>> Hi justin,
>> My apologies for asking you so many small queries.
>> Can you suggest any good tutorial or reference that talks about  
>> this issue of running MD over a selected part of molecule.
>
> If you're using PR, all you're doing is position-restrained dynamics.
>
> -Justin
>
>> With Thanks,
>> Vivek
>> 2008/10/10 vivek sharma <viveksharma.iitb at gmail.com <mailto:viveksharma.iitb at gmail.com 
>> >>
>>    hI justin,
>>    Thanks for your response.
>>    do I need to specify the index file(for residue that I want to  
>> keep
>>    fix during MD) during GROMPP or just including the psre.itp in
>>    topology is enough for the purpose ?
>>    With Thanks,
>>    Vivek
>>    2008/10/10 Justin A. Lemkul <jalemkul at vt.edu <mailto:jalemkul at vt.edu 
>> >>
>>        Justin A. Lemkul wrote:
>>            vivek sharma wrote:
>>                Thanks Justin,
>>                My goal is to keep certain part fixed and move only a
>>                few of the residues (case is like providing  
>> flexibility
>>                to the site of interest only).
>>                SO , do I need to specify the residue using some index
>>                file ?
>>                or is  there some other way to specify the part of
>>                molecule for position restraining ??
>>        Make an index file with the residues you want to keep fixed,  
>> and
>>        pass it
>>        to genpr to generate a new posre.itp that corresponds to those
>>        residues.
>>        -Justin
>>                With Thanks,
>>                Vivek
>>                2008/10/10 Justin A. Lemkul <jalemkul at vt.edu
>>                <mailto:jalemkul at vt.edu> <mailto:jalemkul at vt.edu
>>                <mailto:jalemkul at vt.edu>>>
>>                   vivek sharma wrote:
>>                       Hi there,
>>                        I want to run MD over a part of my molecule ,
>>                for few residues
>>                       only (not the whole molecule).
>>                       Can I do it using GROMACS ?
>>                       I searched for the online documentation and
>>                mailing list, but
>>                       unable to get appropriate information.
>>                       If somebody has already tried such things
>>                earlier, please
>>                       suggest and direct me for appropriate link and
>>                address.
>>                   Well, if your goal is to keep certain parts fixed  
>> and
>>                allow others
>>                   to move, probably the easiest way to do it is to
>>                apply position
>>                   restraints to the "fixed" part.
>>                   -Justin
>>                       With Thanks,
>>                       Vivek
>>                                       
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Samuel Coulbourn Flores, PhD
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Department of BioEngineering
Stanford University
samuel.flores at aya.yale.edu
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生物工学部
スタンフォ一ド大学
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