[gmx-users] Matching atom name and types in OPLS-aa FF

Tree tree.csc at gmail.com
Wed Mar 18 01:48:28 CET 2009


Dear Dr. Periole:


Thank you for your answer.
That was the point which I wanted to double check (of course after reading
the manual...).

Thank you again!


Sincerely,

Kim

On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 6:09 PM, XAvier Periole <x.periole at rug.nl> wrote:

>
> On Mar 17, 2009, at 8:45 AM, tree wrote:
>
> Dear Justin:
>>
>>
>> Thank you for your email!
>>
>> Thanks to your help and explanation, I am feeling more comfortable with
>> OPLS topology modification.
>> Before this work, I have used Gromacs without modifying FF paramters for
>> simulating 'water' in general systems, which can easily obtained from PDB
>> sites.
>> So, it was not too easy to generate a sort of new topology even I've
>> learned MD.
>>
>> I understand what you meant here. :)
>> I did not mean the selection "1" (Harmonic potential function) is a sort
>> of OPLS-aa FF functions.
>> My question is actually if I can use the Forth power potential when I
>> choose "2" in bond streching section.
>> Since this funtion has different from from "1" (Harmonic potential
>> function), I thought that it may need other paramters that may (may not) be
>> different from the given parameters in OPLS-aa FF.
>> So, my question here is
>>  [can I use the Forth power potential for bond strech using the given
>>  OPLS-aa paramters?]
>>
> To that the answer is no! If you change the potential to describe a bond,
> angle ...
> the parameters will be different! Have a look a the manual chapter 4.
>
> I assume this would be same to others, angle, dihedral, and etc.
>>
>> Thank you again.
>>
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> Kim
>>
>> On Mon, 16 Mar 2009, Justin A. Lemkul wrote:
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Tree wrote:
>>>
>>>> Dear Dr. Periole:
>>>> Thank you for your answer.
>>>> You meant that the types of potential functions do not have any
>>>> relations with OPLS-aa (except first ("1") case).
>>>> Those (from "2"...) are defined as written the Gromacs manual.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Table 5.4 defines the different types of intramolecular interactions.
>>>  You should specify the proper terms based on what corresponds to the force
>>> field functional form.  That is harmonic potential does not necessarily
>>> imply OPLS, but OPLS might imply that you have to use a harmonic potential
>>> (because, in fact, many force fields use a harmonic potential for bonds, not
>>> just OPLS!)
>>>
>>> You should refer to the primary literature for the force field, how it
>>> was derived, and any subsequent references regarding modifications to the
>>> force field.
>>>
>>> Another option (in addition to doing the background reading!) is to run
>>> through some tutorial material with a simple protein under OPLS to get a
>>> feel for how an OPLS topology is automatically created by pdb2gmx.
>>>
>>> -Justin
>>>
>>> Thank you again.
>>>> Sincerely,
>>>> Kim
>>>> On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 5:42 PM, XAvier Periole <x.periole at rug.nl<mailto:
>>>> x.periole at rug.nl>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>   On Mar 16, 2009, at 9:34 AM, tree wrote:
>>>>
>>>>       Dear Justin and All:
>>>>
>>>>       I truly appreciate your clear answer.
>>>>       Since my questions are solved by your explanations, I do not
>>>>       know how I can express my grateful heart.
>>>>
>>>>       Now I have to ask second step questions. :)
>>>>       It is related to the OPLS-aa "bon.itp" file.
>>>>       Each section (bonds, angle, diherdal, and etc.) has its "type".
>>>>       I am wondering if this "type" (of course, in OPLS-aa case) has
>>>>       the same meaning in the Gromos potentials.
>>>>       As we know, those types for each kind of bonded interactions are
>>>>       well described in the Gromacs manual with clear equations.
>>>>       So, my question is (as I mentioned just above) if this is the
>>>>       same as the OPLS-aa case.
>>>>
>>>>   Yes, the bond, angle, dihedral types are independent to the
>>>>   underlying force field
>>>>   and correspond to the description in the manual.
>>>>
>>>>       To make my question clear, I want to give an example.
>>>>
>>>>       [ bonds ]
>>>>       ...
>>>>       CT      HC      1       0.10900 284512.0        ; CHARMM 22
>>>> paramter
>>>>       ...
>>>>
>>>>       I know the number "1" here means type, which describes what kind
>>>>       of the bonds (strech) between two bonds is used.
>>>>       If this is Gromos potential, I am sure this "1" means "harmonic"
>>>>       potential according to the Chap. 4 of the Gromacs manual.
>>>>       Is this also applied to OPLS-aa FF?
>>>>
>>>>       Thank you for your care, again.
>>>>
>>>>       Sincerely yours,
>>>>
>>>>       Kim
>>>>
>>>>       On Fri, 13 Mar 2009, Justin A. Lemkul wrote:
>>>>
>>>>           Tree wrote:
>>>>
>>>>               Dear All:
>>>>               I appreciate your answer always.
>>>>               Right now, I am trying to add/modify some values in
>>>>               OPLS-aa FF.
>>>>               I am confused atom type (opls_xxx) and atom name (e.g.,
>>>>               C) in "atp", "bon.itp", and "nb.itp" files.
>>>>               Please let me try the situation by an example, first.
>>>>               In "atp" file,
>>>>                ...
>>>>                opls_058   12.01100  ; C  in COOR ester JPC3315(91)
>>>>                opls_059   15.99940  ; O= in COOR ester
>>>>                ...
>>>>               In "bon.itp" file,
>>>>                ...
>>>>                C     CA      1    0.14900   334720.0   ; wlj 8/97
>>>>                C_2   CA      1    0.14900   334720.0   ; wlj 8/97
>>>>                ...
>>>>               In "nb.itp" file,
>>>>                ...
>>>>                opls_009   C2  7      14.02700     0.000       A
>>>> 3.90500e-01 4.93712e-01 ; SIG
>>>>                opls_010   C3  6      15.03500     0.000       A
>>>> 3.90500e-01 7.32200e-01 ; SIG
>>>>                ...
>>>>               I hope you can sense what my question is here.
>>>>               When I define a residue in "rtp" file, I give some name
>>>>               for my atom in my system and assignment between that
>>>>               specific atom name and opls_xxx.
>>>>               Then, gromacs (pdb2gmx) is using "rtp" file to assign
>>>>               each atom to the opls_xxx.
>>>>               "nb.itp" also has opls_xxx information inside, so I can
>>>>               understand how those values are assigned.
>>>>               However, I am not clear how the procedue assign bonded
>>>>               potentials to the system, because "bon.itp" file does
>>>>               not have any information related to the opls_xxx.
>>>>
>>>>           It does, but only indirectly.  Example, from ffoplsaa.rtp:
>>>>
>>>>           [ ACE ]
>>>>           [ atoms ]
>>>>            CH3    opls_135   -0.180     1
>>>>           HH31    opls_140    0.060     1
>>>>
>>>>            From ffoplsaanb.itp:
>>>>
>>>>           opls_135   CT  6     12.01100    -0.180       A 3.50000e-01
>>>> 2.76144e-01
>>>>           ...
>>>>           opls_140   HC  1      1.00800     0.060       A 2.50000e-01
>>>> 1.25520e-01
>>>>
>>>>           So the more literal interpretation of opls_135 is atom type
>>>>           CT, and opls_140 is HC.  I assume this is done for
>>>> convenience.
>>>>
>>>>           Therefore, in ffoplsaabon.itp:
>>>>
>>>>           CT    HC      1    0.10900   284512.0   ; CHARMM 22
>>>>           parameter file
>>>>
>>>>               Also, my question related to the above sentece is
>>>>               whether the bonded potentials are assigned according to
>>>>               the name of atom, which I defined in my "pdb" file. (I
>>>>               doubt this... If this question is true, it can't be used
>>>>               for general cases.)
>>>>
>>>>           Nothing is typically done based on atom names; atom types
>>>>           are much more important when considering bonded and
>>>>           non-bonded potentials.
>>>>
>>>>               This is subsequently how I can add new values in the
>>>>               "bon.itp" file by assigning the name in an appropriate
>>>>               way...
>>>>               I think I am relatively clear in assigning between
>>>>               opls_xxx and name in "nb.itp" file.
>>>>               To summarize my question, how the assignment between
>>>>               opls_xxx and name in the "bon.itp" can be defined-?
>>>>
>>>>           Translate the opls_XXX atom types to a more "literal" type
>>>>           given in ffoplsaanb.itp.
>>>>
>>>>           -Justin
>>>>
>>>>               I hope my question and Englsh are clear enough...
>>>>               Thank you again!
>>>>               Sincerely,
>>>>               Kim
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>>
>>>>           Justin A. Lemkul
>>>>           Graduate Research Assistant
>>>>           ICTAS Doctoral Scholar
>>>>           Department of Biochemistry
>>>>           Virginia Tech
>>>>           Blacksburg, VA
>>>>           jalemkul[at]vt.edu <http://vt.edu/> | (540) 231-9080
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>>>
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>>> Department of Biochemistry
>>> Virginia Tech
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