[gmx-users] enegry minimisation

[Erik Marklund]

sonali dhindwal skrev:
> Hello All
> This question may sound trivial to many, but as i am new to this 
> field, please help.
> I want to ask a question regarding my previous query of distortion of 
> protein strucutre after molecular dynamcs simulation.
> I have noticed that after enegry minimisation using steepest decent 
> algorithm, using emtol of 1000 kJ mol^-1 nm^-1 , large amount of 
> distortion occurs.
> So is it necessary to do enegry minimisation step before MD, because 
> this is my modeled protein, and i have  already done energy 
> minimisation using different program and after that I have done 
> refinement also.
> Thanks and regards
> ^
>
>
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> Sonali Dhindwal
>
>
So how has your system setup changed since your previous EM? Addition of 
water? Cutoffs? PME?

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