[gmx-users] Arginine_Hydrochloride topology

shahid nayeem msnayeem at gmail.com
Fri Aug 12 14:04:12 CEST 2011


I tried with single Arginine molecule pdb.
pdb2gmx -f arg.pdb -o arg.gro -p arg.top
genconf -f arg.gro -nbox 2 2 2 -o seq.gro
genbox -cp seq.gro -cs spc216.gro -ci protein.pdb -nmol 1 -o seq_box.gro
-box 1.8 1.8 1.8
command runs but it does not add protein.pdb to the box
shahid nayeem

On Fri, Aug 12, 2011 at 4:32 PM, Justin A. Lemkul <jalemkul at vt.edu> wrote:

>
>
> shahid nayeem wrote:
>
>> I couldn't get you. Does it means that  for pre-positioning say 40
>> molecules of Arginine do I need to create 40 pdb of different coordinate
>> then combine it with pdb of protein and then use pdb2gmx. I want to use
>> different number of free positively charged Arginine molecule in simulation
>> box along with protein.
>> shahid nayeem
>>
>>
> Treat the system like you would any other "normal" protein.  Run pdb2gmx on
> a coordinate file of a single molecule and proceed with building your
> system, which can include replication (i.e. genconf to get multiple
> molecules), genbox (to add other molecules and solvent), and genion.  For
> systems with different numbers of arginine, simply alter the corresponding
> line in the [molecules] directive of the topology that pdb2gmx wrote.
>
> -Justin
>
>  On Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 3:15 PM, Mark Abraham <Mark.Abraham at anu.edu.au<mailto:
>> Mark.Abraham at anu.edu.**au <Mark.Abraham at anu.edu.au>>> wrote:
>>
>>    On 11/08/2011 7:24 PM, shahid nayeem wrote:
>>
>>>    Hi Justin
>>>    I prepared a box of SOL and arginine Hydrochloride. But when I
>>>    solvate my protein with this box now the positively charged
>>>    arginine is as solvent and this causes problem in grompp. It gives
>>>    error like "No such Molecule types ARG" etc. Solvating arginine
>>>    with water and preparing a box was without error. which forcefield
>>>    in gromacs has inbuilt .itp file for free amino acid which I can
>>>    include in my .top file.
>>>
>>
>>    See http://www.gromacs.org/**Documentation/How-tos/**Multiple_Chains<http://www.gromacs.org/Documentation/How-tos/Multiple_Chains>
>> .
>>    Pre-position the non-water molecules, use pdb2gmx, solvate.
>>
>>    Mark
>>
>>
>>     Shahid Nayeem
>>>
>>>    On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 5:02 PM, Justin A. Lemkul <jalemkul at vt.edu
>>>    <mailto:jalemkul at vt.edu>> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>        shahid nayeem wrote:
>>>
>>>            Dear All I am trying to find the topology and parameterof
>>>            free Arginine Hydrchloride molecule in gromacs force-field
>>>            format. Developing it in Pro-Drg will not serve as  I will
>>>            need some other parametrization tool to check it charges.
>>>            If someone can help, I will be grateful.
>>>
>>>
>>>        Isn't this just a protonated arginine (normal state for
>>>        neutral pH) with a chloride counterion?  There's nothing
>>>        special about it, just run a coordinate file through pdb2gmx
>>>        with the force field of your choice.
>>>
>>>        -Justin
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