[gmx-users] Berger lipid

[Justin A. Lemkul]

On 6/28/12 8:43 PM, Shima Arasteh wrote:
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> Yes, I have studied the article by Jeffery B. Klauda and other articles related to C36. And know where the parameters of CHARMM36 were derived.
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> By the way, when I search the lipidbook to find the .itp file I can't find it! What about the lipid .itp ? Is it required yet? ( in your tutorial it's written "lipid.itp - Berger lipid parameters" )
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You do not need the so-called "lipid.itp" as it is for a completely different 
force field.  The "Berger lipids" are a united-atom parameter set derived in 
1997 from a hybrid of OPLS and Gromos parameters.  They are typically combined 
with Gromos force fields.

-Justin

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