[gmx-users] DNA molecule builder compatible with gromacs amber ff

[Justin A. Lemkul]

william Stebbeds wrote:
> Dear gmx-users,
> 
> this seems like a trivial problem but has driven me crazy: 
> 
> I have been trying to build a simple B-form dsDNA strand for use in MD 
> simulations using Amber99sb. I have tried several platforms and each 
> generates a pdb file which pdb2gmx cannot convert as it cannot 
> understand the naming system of the other platforms.
> 

It would be helpful to know what you've tried, what didn't work, etc.  Is this 
not simply a matter of find-and-replace in a text editor?

> Is there any platform that can be used to create DNA molecules with a 
> naming system compatible with GROMACS, specifically with the Amber99sb ff?
> 

Do Amber's tools not generate compatible input, like NAB and xLeap?

-Justin

> Thanks
> 
> Will
> 

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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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