[gmx-users] GROMACS/ORCA QMMM

Jose Tusell jrta1981 at gmail.com
Mon Nov 21 00:57:31 CET 2011


I've tried the bOpt = true.  Is the flag bOpt = yes?  I'll try that
and I'll let you know.

Ramon

On Sun, Nov 20, 2011 at 1:19 PM, Christoph Riplinger
<cri at thch.uni-bonn.de> wrote:
> Dear Justin,
>
> The LJ and LJ.Excl files should be generated when you set bOpt = yes. What
> does the .inp file say. Is there !QMMMOpt or only !EnGrad?
> Christoph
>
> On 11/18/2011 06:20 PM, Jose Tusell wrote:
>>
>> Hi Justin,
>>
>> I tried using a larger step size but my system blew up...  My guess is
>> that I have a bad starting structure, I'll work on the initial
>> structure for the QM region (energy minimize).
>>
>> When I'm running ORCA I want to have a LJ file to correct for the
>> interaction of my QM system with the protein.  However this file is
>> not created when I run QMMM, I've used the bOpt = true in the mdp
>> file.  Can anyone please offer some help on how to create this LJ
>> files?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Jose Tusell
>>
>> On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 2:07 PM, swati patel<swatipatel088 at gmail.com>
>>  wrote:
>>>
>>> hello,
>>> I am trying to simulate streptavidin tetramer-biotin complex.I ve
>>> calculated
>>> Ligand topology from a sofware PRODRG using gromos87 force fields.After
>>> solvating it,I am getting an error using grompp command
>>>
>>> Fatal error:
>>> Atomtype HW not found
>>>
>>> can anyone provide me some help?
>>>
>>> Thanx with anticipation.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Nov 18, 2011 at 2:29 AM, Jose Tusell<jrta1981 at gmail.com>  wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I'll try changing the step size first and if that fails I'll try
>>>> another algorithm.  Thanks for the input.
>>>>
>>>> Jose Tusell
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 11:48 AM, Justin A. Lemkul<jalemkul at vt.edu>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Jose Tusell wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi Justin,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks for the input on why this is happening.   It sounds a little
>>>>>> suspicious that the energy doesn't change after a few steps of energy
>>>>>> minimization.  Do you know of any way that I can find out what is
>>>>>> going on?
>>>>>>
>>>>> The screen output should indicate the atom with maximal force.
>>>>>  Sometimes
>>>>> the EM algorithms get stuck when the geometry cannot change without
>>>>> making
>>>>> detrimental moves.  You either need a larger step size, a different
>>>>> algorithm, or a better starting structure, if that is the case.  I have
>>>>> seen
>>>>> this many times before, nothing suspicious about it.
>>>>>
>>>>> -Justin
>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jose Tusell
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 10:58 AM, Justin A. Lemkul<jalemkul at vt.edu>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Jose Tusell wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hi Cristoph,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thanks for the reply.  I found that my problem was not gromacs.  The
>>>>>>>> input that ORCA was receiving from GROMACS did not have the correct
>>>>>>>> number of hydrogens.  I've solved this problem now and ORCA is
>>>>>>>> running
>>>>>>>> fine.  I however ran into another problem with my energy
>>>>>>>> minimization.
>>>>>>>>  The output from my gromacs log file is the following:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>          Step           Time         Lambda
>>>>>>>>             0        0.00000        0.00000
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>  Energies (kJ/mol)
>>>>>>>>          Bond          Angle    Proper Dih.  Improper Dih.
>>>>>>>>  LJ-14
>>>>>>>>   1.21899e+04    1.92496e+03    5.62567e+03    1.49141e+01
>>>>>>>>  3.68001e+03
>>>>>>>>    Coulomb-14        LJ (SR)   Coulomb (SR)   Coul. recip.
>>>>>>>>  Quantum
>>>>>>>> En.
>>>>>>>>   2.41200e+04    1.47494e+05   -5.06544e+05   -7.56009e+04
>>>>>>>> -3.96508e+06
>>>>>>>>     Potential Pressure (bar)
>>>>>>>>  -4.35218e+06   -2.10629e+04
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>          Step           Time         Lambda
>>>>>>>>             1        1.00000        0.00000
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>  Energies (kJ/mol)
>>>>>>>>          Bond          Angle    Proper Dih.  Improper Dih.
>>>>>>>>  LJ-14
>>>>>>>>   1.20006e+04    1.92297e+03    5.62600e+03    1.47801e+01
>>>>>>>>  3.67746e+03
>>>>>>>>    Coulomb-14        LJ (SR)   Coulomb (SR)   Coul. recip.
>>>>>>>>  Quantum
>>>>>>>> En.
>>>>>>>>   2.41174e+04    1.46421e+05   -5.06609e+05   -7.56156e+04
>>>>>>>> -4.00402e+06
>>>>>>>>     Potential Pressure (bar)
>>>>>>>>  -4.39246e+06   -2.10739e+04
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>          Step           Time         Lambda
>>>>>>>>             2        2.00000        0.00000
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>  Energies (kJ/mol)
>>>>>>>>          Bond          Angle    Proper Dih.  Improper Dih.
>>>>>>>>  LJ-14
>>>>>>>>   1.17961e+04    1.92126e+03    5.62633e+03    1.46477e+01
>>>>>>>>  3.67461e+03
>>>>>>>>    Coulomb-14        LJ (SR)   Coulomb (SR)   Coul. recip.
>>>>>>>>  Quantum
>>>>>>>> En.
>>>>>>>>   2.41145e+04    1.45528e+05   -5.06679e+05   -7.56315e+04
>>>>>>>> -4.18671e+06
>>>>>>>>     Potential Pressure (bar)
>>>>>>>>  -4.57635e+06   -2.10854e+04
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>          Step           Time         Lambda
>>>>>>>>             3        3.00000        0.00000
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>          Step           Time         Lambda
>>>>>>>>             4        4.00000        0.00000
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>  Energies (kJ/mol)
>>>>>>>>          Bond          Angle    Proper Dih.  Improper Dih.
>>>>>>>>  LJ-14
>>>>>>>>   1.16705e+04    1.92041e+03    5.62652e+03    1.45728e+01
>>>>>>>>  3.67282e+03
>>>>>>>>    Coulomb-14        LJ (SR)   Coulomb (SR)   Coul. recip.
>>>>>>>>  Quantum
>>>>>>>> En.
>>>>>>>>   2.41128e+04    1.45113e+05   -5.06721e+05   -7.56410e+04
>>>>>>>> -4.24486e+06
>>>>>>>>     Potential Pressure (bar)
>>>>>>>>  -4.63509e+06   -2.10913e+04
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>          Step           Time         Lambda
>>>>>>>>             5        5.00000        0.00000
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>          Step           Time         Lambda
>>>>>>>>             6        6.00000        0.00000
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>          Step           Time         Lambda
>>>>>>>>             7        7.00000        0.00000
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>          Step           Time         Lambda
>>>>>>>>             8        8.00000        0.00000
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>          Step           Time         Lambda
>>>>>>>>             9        9.00000        0.00000
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>          Step           Time         Lambda
>>>>>>>>            10       10.00000        0.00000
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>          Step           Time         Lambda
>>>>>>>>            11       11.00000        0.00000
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>          Step           Time         Lambda
>>>>>>>>            12       12.00000        0.00000
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>          Step           Time         Lambda
>>>>>>>>            13       13.00000        0.00000
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>          Step           Time         Lambda
>>>>>>>>            14       14.00000        0.00000
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>          Step           Time         Lambda
>>>>>>>>            15       15.00000        0.00000
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>          Step           Time         Lambda
>>>>>>>>            16       16.00000        0.00000
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>          Step           Time         Lambda
>>>>>>>>            17       17.00000        0.00000
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>          Step           Time         Lambda
>>>>>>>>            18       18.00000        0.00000
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Stepsize too small, or no change in energy.
>>>>>>>> Converged to machine precision,
>>>>>>>> but not to the requested precision Fmax<  1000
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Double precision normally gives you higher accuracy.
>>>>>>>> You might need to increase your constraint accuracy, or turn
>>>>>>>> off constraints alltogether (set constraints = none in mdp file)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Why doesn't GROMACS output the energies for certain steps?  Step 3
>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>> steps 5-18 do show any output in the log file.  Any ideas why this
>>>>>>>> is
>>>>>>>> happening?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> This happens for the reasons printed by mdrun - those steps caused no
>>>>>>> change
>>>>>>> in energy.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -Justin
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> ========================================
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 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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>>>>> 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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