[gmx-users] g_dist issue( Out put file)

Justin A. Lemkul jalemkul at vt.edu
Mon Aug 23 20:00:02 CEST 2010



teklebrh at ualberta.ca wrote:
> Dear Justine,
> Reading file PAP_8_Box12_HEP_EM_NPTNHPR_20ns.tpr, VERSION 3.3.3 (single 
> precision)
> Group     0 (      System) has 28708 elements
> Group     1 (         PAP) has   512 elements
> Group     2 (         HEP) has 28196 elements
> Group     3 (        RING) has    20 elements
> Select a group: 3
> Selected 3: 'RING'
> Select a group: 3
> Selected 3: 'RING'
> Reading frame       0 time 19000.000
> Back Off! I just backed up DistPAP8HEP.xvg to ./#DistPAP8HEP.xvg.8#
> Last frame        500 time 20000.000
> 
> ====================
> 
> which means I have to create two index file for two rings Ring_1 AND 
> Ring_2 and choose both of them. If I am correct.
> 

Yes.  Otherwise the distance from the center of mass of RING is calculated 
relative to the center of mass of RING, which by definition will always be zero.

-Justin

> Rob
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Quoting "Justin A. Lemkul" <jalemkul at vt.edu>:
> 
>>
>>
>> teklebrh at ualberta.ca wrote:
>>> The following is the out put.
>>>
>>> # This file was created Mon Aug 23 11:18:45 2010
>>> # by the following command:
>>> # /home/software/gromacs/3.3.3/bin/g_dist -f 
>>> PAP_8_Box12_HEP_EM_NPTNHPR_20ns.xtc -s 
>>> PAP_8_Box12_HEP_EM_NPTNHPR_20ns.tpr -n index.ndx -b 19000 -e 20000 -o 
>>> DistPAP8HEP.xvg
>>> #
>>> # /home/software/gromacs/3.3.3/bin/g_dist is part of G R O M A C S:
>>> #
>>> # GRoups of Organic Molecules in ACtion for Science
>>> #
>>> @    title "Distance"
>>> @    xaxis  label "Time (ps)"
>>> @    yaxis  label "Distance (nm)"
>>> @TYPE xy
>>> @ view 0.15, 0.15, 0.75, 0.85
>>> @ legend on
>>> @ legend box on
>>> @ legend loctype view
>>> @ legend 0.78, 0.8
>>> @ legend length 2
>>> @ s0 legend "|d|"
>>> @ s1 legend "d\sx\N"
>>> @ s2 legend "d\sy\N"
>>> @ s3 legend "d\sz\N"
>>> 19000.0000000    0.0000000    0.0000000    0.0000000    0.0000000
>>> 19002.0000000    0.0000000    0.0000000    0.0000000    0.0000000
>>> 19004.0000000    0.0000000    0.0000000    0.0000000    0.0000000
>>> 19006.0000000    0.0000000    0.0000000    0.0000000    0.0000000
>>> 19008.0000000    0.0000000    0.0000000    0.0000000    0.0000000
>>> 19010.0000000    0.0000000    0.0000000    0.0000000    0.0000000
>>> 19012.0000000    0.0000000    0.0000000    0.0000000    0.0000000
>>> 19014.0000000    0.0000000    0.0000000    0.0000000    0.0000000
>>> 19016.0000000    0.0000000    0.0000000    0.0000000    0.0000000
>>> 19018.0000000    0.0000000    0.0000000    0.0000000    0.0000000
>>> 19020.0000000    0.0000000    0.0000000    0.0000000    0.0000000
>>> 19022.0000000    0.0000000    0.0000000    0.0000000    0.0000000
>>> 19024.0000000    0.0000000    0.0000000    0.0000000    0.0000000
>>> 19026.0000000    0.0000000    0.0000000    0.0000000    0.0000000
>>> 19028.0000000    0.0000000    0.0000000    0.0000000    0.0000000
>>> 19030.0000000    0.0000000    0.0000000    0.0000000    0.0000000
>>> 19032.0000000    0.0000000    0.00000
>>>
>>
>> You say you want the distance between two rings, but you only showed 
>> an index group for one of them (presumably), and the fact that you've 
>> gotten all zeroes as a result would suggest that you chose the same 
>> group twice for the distance calculation.  Which groups did you 
>> select?  Do they correspond to two, non-overlapping index groups?
>>
>> -Justin
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Quoting teklebrh at ualberta.ca:
>>>
>>>> Dear Gromacs users,
>>>>
>>>> I run my simulation for 20ns and want to extract aromatic-aromatic 
>>>> distance to see the stacking issue. But I am unable to get the value.
>>>>
>>>> I have 24 molecules in my simulation and filled with solvents.
>>>>
>>>> My index file is like that:
>>>>
>>>> [ System ]
>>>>   1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    9   10   11   12   13   
>>>> 14   15
>>>>  16   17   18   19   20   21   22   23   24   25   26   27   28   
>>>> 29   30
>>>>  31   32   33   34   35   36   37   38   39   40   41   42   43   
>>>> 44   45
>>>>  46   47   48   49   50   51   52   53   54   55   56   57   58   
>>>> 59   60
>>>>  61   62
>>>>  '''''''
>>>>  '''''''
>>>>  '''''''
>>>>  ''''''
>>>>
>>>> [ RING ]
>>>>  19   20   21   22   23   24   25   26   27   28   29   30
>>>>  32   34   37   38   39   40   42   44
>>>>
>>>> This is the ring I created plane in the index file.
>>>>
>>>> I used this command line
>>>>
>>>> g_dist -f PAP_8_Box12_HEP_EM_NPTNHPR_20ns.xtc -s 
>>>> PAP_8_Box12_HEP_EM_NPTNHPR_20ns.tpr -n index.ndx -b 19000 -e 20000 
>>>> -o DistPAP8HEP.xvg
>>>>
>>>> but got the following like
>>>>
>>>> I want to get the mean separation distance between two consecutive 
>>>> polyaromatic rings along the axis of stacking
>>>>
>>>> can someone help.
>>>>
>>>> rob
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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>> Justin A. Lemkul
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>> Department of Biochemistry
>> Virginia Tech
>> Blacksburg, VA
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Justin A. Lemkul
Ph.D. Candidate
ICTAS Doctoral Scholar
MILES-IGERT Trainee
Department of Biochemistry
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA
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