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

Justin A. Lemkul jalemkul at vt.edu
Wed Oct 15 11:45:33 CEST 2008



vivek sharma wrote:
> 
> Dear Justin,
> Thanks for your reply..
> But I am not getting how and where should I give the option of 
> energy_excl. For freezing a part of molecule ?

In the .mdp file.

> what are the other checks to be done for the same ?
> 

I don't know what you're asking.

-Justin

> With Thanks,
> Vivek
> 2008/10/14 Justin A. Lemkul <jalemkul at vt.edu <mailto:jalemkul at vt.edu>>
> 
> 
> 
>     vivek sharma wrote:
> 
> 
> 
>         2008/10/14 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 tried the mdrun by keeping a group of residue position
>                restrained, and it is working well (verified by comparing
>         RMSD
>                plot for the same), thanks for your suggestions regarding
>         the same.
>                But, I have seen that the part of the molecule I kept for
>         PR is
>                still having some motion, how can I keep that part rigid ?
> 
> 
>            Position restraints do not necessarily guarantee that atomic
>            positions stay absolutely fixed.  Instead, there is an energy
>            penalty for moving them, which could in some cases be overcome.
> 
> 
>                I am not getting any idea of energy_excl option mentioned
>         above,
>                please explain.
> 
> 
>            The freezegrps option can be used to fix atomic positions, but in
>            this case large forces can be generated within the frozen
>         group.  As
>            such, you can apply energygrp_excl to exclude energetic terms
>         within
>            the frozen group.
> 
> 
>         Will it help me in reducing the time taken for the simulation if
>         I'll keep the part of molecule frozen ?
> 
> 
>     I've never used freezegrps for any large set of atoms, so maybe.  If
>     you've got surrounding solvent, though, the nonbonded interactions
>     are still calculated between the frozen group and solvent, unless
>     you turn that off too.  But then it starts getting really
>     unphysical, in my view.
> 
>     -Justin
> 
>         Thanks,
>         ~Vivek
> 
> 
> 
>            -Justin
> 
>                With Thanks,
>                Vivek
> 
>                2008/10/12 Erik Lindahl <lindahl at cbr.su.se
>         <mailto:lindahl at cbr.su.se>
>                <mailto:lindahl at cbr.su.se <mailto:lindahl at cbr.su.se>>
>         <mailto:lindahl at cbr.su.se <mailto:lindahl at cbr.su.se>
> 
>                <mailto:lindahl at cbr.su.se <mailto:lindahl at cbr.su.se>>>>
> 
> 
>                   Hi,
> 
> 
>                   On Oct 10, 2008, at 12:46 PM, Justin A. Lemkul wrote:
> 
> 
>                           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.
> 
> 
>                   You can also set parts of the system as a freeze
>         group, in which
>                   case you can exclude all nonbonded interactions inside
>         the freeze
>                   group with the energygrp_excl option in your mdp file.
> 
>                   The main advantage of this is of course that you will
>         improve
>                   performance if 99% of your system is frozen (although all
>                   interactions between the frozen and non-frozen parts still
>                have to
>                   be calculated). On the other hand, completely freezing
>         part
>                of the
>                   system is not very realistic, and you're likely to get
>         strange
>                   behavior in the interface...
> 
>                   Cheers,
> 
>                   Erik
> 
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Justin A. Lemkul
Graduate Research Assistant
Department of Biochemistry
Virginia Tech
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