[gmx-users] Partial atomic charge

Justin A. Lemkul jalemkul at vt.edu
Thu Dec 1 12:44:55 CET 2011



parto haghighi wrote:
> Dear GMX users,
> 
> I could make topology file of a ligand molecule by PRODRG but it has 
> wrong charge on each atom and as mentioned in Gromacs tutorial 
> (protein-ligand complex) I have used quantum mechanic calculation (like 
> spartan) to correct its charge:
> 
> .itp file from PRODRG:
> 
> [ atoms ]
> ;   nr      type  resnr resid  atom  cgnr   charge     mass
>      1       CH3     1  DRG     CAA     1    0.092  15.0350  
>      2       CH2     1  DRG      CAI     1    0.107  14.0270  
>      3         NL     1  DRG         N     1    0.702  14.0067  
>      4           H     1  DRG         H     1   -0.007   1.0080  
>      5       CH2     1  DRG     CAJ     1    0.106  14.0270  
>      6       CH3     1  DRG     CAB     2    0.071  15.0350  
>      7       CH2     1  DRG       CA     2    0.089  14.0270  
>      8           C     1  DRG         C     2    0.343  12.0110  
>      9           O     1  DRG         O     2   -0.733  15.9994  
>     10           N     1  DRG     NAL     2    0.120  14.0067  
>     11           H     1  DRG     HKL     2   -0.009   1.0080  
>     12           C     1  DRG     CAP     2    0.119  12.0110  
>     13           C     1  DRG     CAN     3   -0.037  12.0110  
>     14       CH3     1  DRG     CAC     3    0.047  15.0350  
>     15       CR1     1  DRG     CAG     3   -0.020  12.0110  
>     16         HC     1  DRG     HAN     3    0.013   1.0080  
>     17       CR1     1  DRG     CAF     3   -0.020  12.0110  
>     18        HC      1  DRG     HAM    3    0.013   1.0080  
>     19       CR1     1  DRG     CAH     3   -0.020  12.0110  
>     20         HC     1  DRG     HAO     3    0.013   1.0080  
>     21           C     1  DRG     CAO     3   -0.036  12.0110  
>     22       CH3     1  DRG     CAD     3    0.047  15.0350  
> 
> 
> 
> 
> .itp file whit modification based on Hatree-Fock quantum chemical 
> calculations using 6-31* basis set:
> 
> 
> ;   nr      type  resnr resid  atom  cgnr   charge     mass
>      1       CH3     1  DRG     CAA     1    -0.507    15.0350  
>      2       CH2     1  DRG      CAI     1    0.117     14.0270  
>      3         NL     1  DRG          N     1    0.372    14.0067  
>      4           H     1  DRG          H     1    0.391      1.0080  
>      5       CH2     1  DRG      CAJ     1    0.104    14.0270  
>      6       CH3     1  DRG      CAB     2    -0.512   15.0350  
>      7       CH2     1  DRG        CA     2    -0.368   14.0270  
>      8           C     1  DRG          C     2    0.983   12.0110  
>      9           O     1  DRG          O     2    -0.656   15.9994  
>     10          N     1  DRG      NAL     2    -0.689   14.0067  
>     11          H     1  DRG      HKL     2    0.391       1.0080  
>     12          C     1  DRG      CAP     2    -0.105   12.0110  
>     13          C     1  DRG      CAN     3     0.367   12.0110  
>     14       CH3     1  DRG     CAC     3    -0.700    15.0350  
>     15       CR1     1  DRG     CAG     3   -0.364    12.0110  
>     16         HC     1  DRG     HAN     3    0.189     1.0080  
>     17       CR1     1  DRG      CAF     3   -0.079    12.0110  
>     18         HC     1  DRG     HAM     3    0.159    1.0080  
>     19        CR1     1  DRG     CAH     3   -0.412   12.0110  
>     20         HC     1  DRG     HAO     3    0.202    1.0080  
>     21           C     1  DRG     CAO     3   0.425  12.0110  
>     22       CH3     1  DRG     CAD     3    -0.739  15.0350  
> 
> 
> 
> .itp file of a reference (dynamic and structural properties of lidocaine 
> in lipid bilayer,Carl-Johan Högberg, Arnold Maliniak, Alexander P. 
> Lyubartsev ⁎ http://www.elsevier.com/locate/biophyschem ):
> 
> [ atoms ]
> ;   nr      type  resnr resid  atom  cgnr   charge     mass
>      1       CH3     1  DRG     CAA     1    0.025    15.0350  
>      2       CH2     1  DRG      CAI     1    0.248    14.0270  
>      3         NL     1  DRG         N     1    0.049    14.0067  
>      4           H     1  DRG         H     1    0.405     1.0080  
>      5       CH2     1  DRG     CAJ     1    0.248    14.0270  
>      6       CH3     1  DRG     CAB     2    0.025    15.0350  
>      7       CH2     1  DRG       CA     2    0.000    14.0270  
>      8           C     1  DRG         C     2    0.227    12.0110  
>      9           O     1  DRG         O     2   -0.411    15.9994  
>     10           N     1  DRG     NAL     2    0.088    14.0067  
>     11           H     1  DRG     HKL     2   0.008    1.0080  
>     12           C     1  DRG     CAP     2    0.088   12.0110  
>     13           C     1  DRG     CAN     3   -0.004   12.0110  
>     14       CH3     1  DRG     CAC     3    0.030   15.0350  
>     15       CR1     1  DRG     CAG    3   -0.013   12.0110  
>     16        HC     1  DRG     HAN     3               1.0080  
>     17       CR1     1  DRG     CAF     3   -0.013   12.0110  
>     18         HC     1  DRG     HAM     3               1.0080  
>     19       CR1     1  DRG     CAH     3   -0.013   12.0110  
>     20         HC     1  DRG     HAO     3               1.0080  
>     21           C     1  DRG     CAO     3    -0.005 12.0110  
>     22       CH3     1  DRG     CAD     3    0.022  15.0350  
> 
> I have tried all of them several times but they are very different from 
> each other.
> What can I do? and when I use for example spartan to calculate charges 
> how can I select which one of methods are the best ? what is the 
> reliable reference to compare my result with?
> 

QM calculations are the starting point, not the end, for Gromos96 
parameterization.  There are some recommendations here in a paper we published 
some time ago (http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ci100335w).  Since most of 
the functional groups in lidocaine are present in the Gromos96 force field 
already, assigning charges by chemical analogy makes sense.  The only 
complication is the tertiary N.

-Justin

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Justin A. Lemkul
Ph.D. Candidate
ICTAS Doctoral Scholar
MILES-IGERT Trainee
Department of Biochemistry
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA
jalemkul[at]vt.edu | (540) 231-9080
http://www.bevanlab.biochem.vt.edu/Pages/Personal/justin

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