[gmx-users] transfer pdb to gro

Justin A. Lemkul jalemkul at vt.edu
Thu Oct 16 19:56:54 CEST 2008



He, Yang wrote:
> the operating system is unix and the version is about 3.1.1.  I have no idea whether this will influence the result.
> 

Version 3.1.1 is very old; upgrade to a newer version and try again.

-Justin

> It always shows like this:
> 
> Opening library file /usr/share/gromacs/top/aminoacids.dat
> Opening library file /usr/share/gromacs/top/atommass.dat
> Opening library file /usr/share/gromacs/top/vdwradii.dat
> Opening library file /usr/share/gromacs/top/dgsolv.dat
> #Entries in atommass.dat: 82 vdwradii.dat: 26 dgsolv.dat: 7
> Warning: Number of atoms in hao.pdb is 0
> Read 0 atoms
> Volume: 0 nm^3, corresponds to roughly 0 electrons
> No velocities found
> 
> My created file is : Gromacs Runs One Microsecond At Cannonball Speeds
>     0
>    2.00000   2.00000   2.00000
> no atoms included
> 
> Thank you
> 
> Yang
> ________________________________________
> From: Justin A. Lemkul [jalemkul at vt.edu]
> Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 10:47 AM
> To: He, Yang; Gromacs Users' List
> Subject: Re: [gmx-users] transfer pdb to gro
> 
> He, Yang wrote:
>> Hi Justin.
>>
>> I just followed the pdb file from you but I can still not create the correct gro.file. I use this command  editconf -f hao.pdb -o hao.gro  -d 1.0
>>
>> What is the problem . And I find what you create for the pdb file based on mine almost  makes no difference .
>>
> 
> I have no idea what the problem is.  What's in the .gro file?
> 
> Sometimes tools don't function properly when they haven't been installed
> correctly.  What is your operating system?  What version of Gromacs are you
> using?  What were the compilers (and versions)?  Did the installation process
> report any errors?
> 
> -Justin
> 
>> Thank you for your guidance.
>>
>> Yang He
>>
>> ________________________________________
>> From: Justin A. Lemkul [jalemkul at vt.edu]
>> Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 5:48 PM
>> To: He, Yang; Gromacs Users' List
>> Subject: Re: [gmx-users] transfer pdb to gro
>>
>> He, Yang wrote:
>>>  So you have created the gro.file . I have tried your pdb.file again but it still can not create the gro.file. It is really strange. Can you show me the gro.file created based on the pdb.file?
>>>
>> The .gro I created was:
>>
>> Gyas ROwers Mature At Cryogenic Speed
>>      8
>>      1DNA     Ab    1   0.058   0.052   0.000
>>      1DNA     Tb    2   0.016   0.234   0.010
>>      1DNA     S1    3   0.236   0.657   0.120
>>      1DNA     S2    4   0.236  -0.657  -0.120
>>      1DNA     P1    5  -0.063   0.890   0.210
>>      1DNA     P2    6  -0.063  -0.890  -0.210
>>      1DNA     S3    7  -0.195   0.670  -0.460
>>      1DNA     S4    8  -0.195  -0.670   0.460
>>     0.00000   0.00000   0.00000
>>
>> When running editconf (using the .pdb I pasted below), it correctly detects 8 atoms.
>>
>> -Justin
>>
>>> Thank you.
>>>
>>> Yang He
>>> ________________________________________
>>> From: Justin A. Lemkul [jalemkul at vt.edu]
>>> Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 5:27 PM
>>> To: He, Yang; Gromacs Users' List
>>> Subject: Re: [gmx-users] transfer pdb to gro
>>>
>>> He, Yang wrote:
>>>> Hi Justin,
>>>>
>>>> Thank you for your reply. I have followed the regular forms about pdb file but it still shows that :
>>>>
>>>> ___> Opening library file /usr/share/gromacs/top/aminoacids.dat
>>>>> Opening library file /usr/share/gromacs/top/atommass.dat
>>>>> Opening library file /usr/share/gromacs/top/vdwradii.dat
>>>>> Opening library file /usr/share/gromacs/top/dgsolv.dat
>>>>> #Entries in atommass.dat: 82 vdwradii.dat: 26 dgsolv.dat: 7
>>>>> Warning: Number of atoms in atom.pdb is 0
>>>>> WARNING: all CONECT records are ignored
>>>>> Read 0 atoms
>>>>> Volume: 0 nm^3, corresponds to roughly 0 electrons
>>>>> No velocities found
>>>>>
>>> Then you haven't followed the format correctly.
>>>
>>> I created the following from your original .pdb file:
>>>
>>> ATOM      1  Ab   DNA           0.575    0.516     0.051   1.0  0.0
>>> ATOM      2  Tb   DNA           0.159    2.344     0.191   1.0  0.0
>>> ATOM      3  S1   DNA           2.365    6.568     1.280   1.0  0.0
>>> ATOM      4  S2   DNA           2.365   -6.568    -1.280   1.0  0.0
>>> ATOM      5  P1   DNA          -0.628    8.896     2.186   1.0  0.0
>>> ATOM      6  P2   DNA          -0.628   -8.896    -2.186   1.0  0.0
>>> ATOM      7  S3   DNA          -1.947    6.704    -4.660   1.0  0.0
>>> ATOM      8  S4   DNA          -1.947   -6.704     4.660   1.0  0.0
>>> CONECT  1  3
>>> CONECT  2  4
>>> CONECT  3  1  5
>>> CONECT  4  2  6
>>> CONECT  5  3  7
>>> CONECT  6  4  8
>>> CONECT  7  5
>>> CONECT  8  6
>>> MASTER        0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   8    0   8    0
>>> END
>>>
>>> It successfully creates a .gro file.
>>>
>>> -Justin
>>>
>>>> So I think it is because that the atom types such as Sugar ,Adenine base are not recognized  by the gromacs .Also, what I want to solve is that how to define these big atoms .
>>>>
>>>> Do you know how to define these big atoms in order to make the gromacs  recognize them and creat the correct gro.file
>>>>
>>>> Thank you .
>>>>
>>>> Yang
>>>> From: gmx-users-bounces at gromacs.org [gmx-users-bounces at gromacs.org] On Behalf Of Justin A. Lemkul [jalemkul at vt.edu]
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 4:36 PM
>>>> To: Discussion list for GROMACS users
>>>> Subject: Re: [gmx-users] transfer pdb to gro
>>>>
>>>> He, Yang wrote:
>>>>> Hi all users,
>>>>>
>>>>> When I use the editconf command to transform pdb file to gro file, it shows like this
>>>>>
>>>>> Opening library file /usr/share/gromacs/top/aminoacids.dat
>>>>> Opening library file /usr/share/gromacs/top/atommass.dat
>>>>> Opening library file /usr/share/gromacs/top/vdwradii.dat
>>>>> Opening library file /usr/share/gromacs/top/dgsolv.dat
>>>>> #Entries in atommass.dat: 82 vdwradii.dat: 26 dgsolv.dat: 7
>>>>> Warning: Number of atoms in atom.pdb is 0
>>>>> WARNING: all CONECT records are ignored
>>>>> Read 0 atoms
>>>>> Volume: 0 nm^3, corresponds to roughly 0 electrons
>>>>> No velocities found
>>>>>
>>>>> And this is my original pdb file
>>>>>
>>>>>  ATOM   1  Ab   DNA           0.575    0.516     0.051   1.0  0.0
>>>>>  ATOM   2  Tb   DNA           0.159    2.344     0.191   1.0  0.0
>>>>>  ATOM   3  S1   DNA           2.365    6.568     1.280   1.0  0.0
>>>>>  ATOM   4  S2   DNA           2.365   -6.568    -1.280   1.0  0.0
>>>>>  ATOM   5  P1   DNA           -0.628   8.896     2.186   1.0  0.0
>>>>>  ATOM   6  P2   DNA           -0.628  -8.896    -2.186   1.0  0.0
>>>>>  ATOM   7  S3   DNA          -1.947    6.704    -4.660   1.0  0.0
>>>>>  ATOM   8  S4   DNA          -1.947   -6.704     4.660   1.0  0.0
>>>>> CONECT  1  3
>>>>> CONECT  2  4
>>>>> CONECT  3  1  5
>>>>> CONECT  4  2  6
>>>>> CONECT  5  3  7
>>>>> CONECT  6  4  8
>>>>> CONECT  7  5
>>>>> CONECT  8  6
>>>>> MASTER        0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   8    0   8    0
>>>>> END
>>>>>
>>>>> not very complex, only 8 atoms .  And I find these atoms are not included in the gromacs so i defined them in the .atp file this
>>>>>
>>>>>  Ab  134.1;   Adenine base of DNA
>>>>>  Tb  125.1;   Thymine base of DNA
>>>>>  S   83.11;   Sugar of DNA
>>>>>  P   94.97;   Phosphate of DNA
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> The .atp file means nothing for editconf.
>>>>
>>>>>  Can anyone of you help me sovle this problem?
>>>>>
>>>> It looks like the formatting of your .pdb file is irregular.  A fixed format is
>>>> required for proper detection of atoms and coordinates.  See here:
>>>>
>>>> http://www.wwpdb.org/docs.html
>>>>
>>>> -Justin
>>>>
>>>>> Thank you in advance
>>>>>
>>>>> Yang He
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>>>>
>>>> Justin A. Lemkul
>>>> Graduate Research Assistant
>>>> Department of Biochemistry
>>>> Virginia Tech
>>>> Blacksburg, VA
>>>> jalemkul[at]vt.edu | (540) 231-9080
>>>> http://www.bevanlab.biochem.vt.edu/Pages/Personal/justin
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>>> Justin A. Lemkul
>>> Graduate Research Assistant
>>> Department of Biochemistry
>>> Virginia Tech
>>> Blacksburg, VA
>>> jalemkul[at]vt.edu | (540) 231-9080
>>> http://www.bevanlab.biochem.vt.edu/Pages/Personal/justin
>>>
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>> --
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>>
>> Justin A. Lemkul
>> Graduate Research Assistant
>> Department of Biochemistry
>> Virginia Tech
>> Blacksburg, VA
>> jalemkul[at]vt.edu | (540) 231-9080
>> http://www.bevanlab.biochem.vt.edu/Pages/Personal/justin
>>
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> 
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> 
> Justin A. Lemkul
> Graduate Research Assistant
> Department of Biochemistry
> Virginia Tech
> Blacksburg, VA
> jalemkul[at]vt.edu | (540) 231-9080
> http://www.bevanlab.biochem.vt.edu/Pages/Personal/justin
> 
> ========================================
> 

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Justin A. Lemkul
Graduate Research Assistant
Department of Biochemistry
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA
jalemkul[at]vt.edu | (540) 231-9080
http://www.bevanlab.biochem.vt.edu/Pages/Personal/justin

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