[gmx-users] Fatal error: In the chosen force field there is no residue type for 'GLN' as a starting terminus

David van der Spoel spoel at xray.bmc.uu.se
Sun Nov 18 11:03:38 CET 2012


On 2012-11-18 10:40, Atila Petrosian wrote:
> Dear David
>
> Thanks for your attention.
>
> I have 2 problems/questions:
>
> 1) There are a specific orientation for GLN ligand with regard to protein
> in my system. If I do what you said [you make a separate molecule Gln-Ala
> using pymol or vmd], specific orientation for GLN ligand with regard to
> protein are changed.

no since you only use the procedure for the topology creation.
>
> 2) topology obtained from NGLN-CALA is as follows:
>
> [ moleculetype ]
> ; Name            nrexcl
> Protein             3
>
> [ atoms ]
> ;   nr       type  resnr residue  atom   cgnr     charge       mass
> typeB    chargeB      massB
> ; residue   1 GLN rtp NGLN q +1.0
>       1         N3      1    GLN      N      1     0.1493      14.01   ;
> qtot 0.1493
>       2          H      1    GLN     H1      2     0.1996      1.008   ;
> qtot 0.3489
>       3          H      1    GLN     H2      3     0.1996      1.008   ;
> qtot 0.5485
>       4          H      1    GLN     H3      4     0.1996      1.008   ;
> qtot 0.7481
>       5         CT      1    GLN     CA      5     0.0536      12.01   ;
> qtot 0.8017
>       6         HP      1    GLN     HA      6     0.1015      1.008   ;
> qtot 0.9032
>       7         CT      1    GLN     CB      7     0.0651      12.01   ;
> qtot 0.9683
>       8         HC      1    GLN    HB1      8      0.005      1.008   ;
> qtot 0.9733
>       9         HC      1    GLN    HB2      9      0.005      1.008   ;
> qtot 0.9783
>      10         CT      1    GLN     CG     10    -0.0903      12.01   ;
> qtot 0.888
>      11         HC      1    GLN    HG1     11     0.0331      1.008   ;
> qtot 0.9211
>      12         HC      1    GLN    HG2     12     0.0331      1.008   ;
> qtot 0.9542
>      13          C      1    GLN     CD     13     0.7354      12.01   ;
> qtot 1.69
>      14          O      1    GLN    OE1     14    -0.6133         16   ;
> qtot 1.076
>      15          N      1    GLN    NE2     15    -1.0031      14.01   ;
> qtot 0.0732
>      16          H      1    GLN   HE21     16     0.4429      1.008   ;
> qtot 0.5161
>      17          H      1    GLN   HE22     17     0.4429      1.008   ;
> qtot 0.959
>      18          C      1    GLN      C     18     0.6123      12.01   ;
> qtot 1.571
>      19          O      1    GLN      O     19    -0.5713         16   ;
> qtot 1
> ; residue   2 ALA rtp CALA q -1.0
>      20          N      2    ALA      N     20    -0.3821      14.01   ;
> qtot 0.6179
>      21          H      2    ALA      H     21     0.2681      1.008   ;
> qtot 0.886
>      22         CT      2    ALA     CA     22    -0.1747      12.01   ;
> qtot 0.7113
>      23         H1      2    ALA     HA     23     0.1067      1.008   ;
> qtot 0.818
>      24         CT      2    ALA     CB     24    -0.2093      12.01   ;
> qtot 0.6087
>      25         HC      2    ALA    HB1     25     0.0764      1.008   ;
> qtot 0.6851
>      26         HC      2    ALA    HB2     26     0.0764      1.008   ;
> qtot 0.7615
>      27         HC      2    ALA    HB3     27     0.0764      1.008   ;
> qtot 0.8379
>      28          C      2    ALA      C     28     0.7731      12.01   ;
> qtot 1.611
>      29         O2      2    ALA    OC1     29    -0.8055         16   ;
> qtot 0.8055
>      30         O2      2    ALA    OC2     30    -0.8055         16   ;
> qtot 0
>
>
> You said " Then you edit the top file (remove superfluous alanine atoms,
> rename the N in ALA to O2 etc) with a text editor until it is "correct"
> with help from the rtp file for CGLN. You may have to smooth the charges to
> keep it neutral "
>
> In ALA residue, all atoms except for N are redundant atoms. After removing
> them and renaming N in ALA to O2, what remains in top file?
> Both of NGLN and CALA or only NGLN?
>
> If latter is true,
>
> [ atoms ]
> ;   nr       type  resnr residue  atom   cgnr     charge       mass
> typeB    chargeB      massB
> ; residue   1 GLN rtp GLN q  0.0
>       1         N3      1    GLN      N      1     0.1493      14.01   ;
> qtot 0.1493
>       2          H      1    GLN     H1      2     0.1996      1.008   ;
> qtot 0.3489
>       3          H      1    GLN     H2      3     0.1996      1.008   ;
> qtot 0.5485
>       4          H      1    GLN     H3      4     0.1996      1.008   ;
> qtot 0.7481
>       5         CT      1    GLN     CA      5     0.0536      12.01   ;
> qtot 0.8017
>       6         HP      1    GLN     HA      6     0.1015      1.008   ;
> qtot 0.9032
>       7         CT      1    GLN     CB      7     0.0651      12.01   ;
> qtot 0.9683
>       8         HC      1    GLN    HB1      8      0.005      1.008   ;
> qtot 0.9733
>       9         HC      1    GLN    HB2      9      0.005      1.008   ;
> qtot 0.9783
>      10         CT      1    GLN     CG     10    -0.0903      12.01   ;
> qtot 0.888
>      11         HC      1    GLN    HG1     11     0.0331      1.008   ;
> qtot 0.9211
>      12         HC      1    GLN    HG2     12     0.0331      1.008   ;
> qtot 0.9542
>      13          C      1    GLN     CD     13     0.7354      12.01   ;
> qtot 1.69
>      14          O      1    GLN    OE1     14    -0.6133         16   ;
> qtot 1.076
>      15          N      1    GLN    NE2     15    -1.0031      14.01   ;
> qtot 0.0732
>      16          H      1    GLN   HE21     16     0.4429      1.008   ;
> qtot 0.5161
>      17          H      1    GLN   HE22     17     0.4429      1.008   ;
> qtot 0.959
>      18          C      1    GLN      C     18     0.6123      12.01   ;
> qtot 1.571
>      19         O2      2    GLN    OC1     19    -0.8055         16   ;
> qtot 0.8055
>      20         O2      2    GLN    OC2     20    -0.8055         16   ;
> qtot 0
>
>
> There is not such residue in rtp file (GLN with NH3+ and CO2- terminals)
>
> Please guide me how to resolve this problem and obtain correct topology
> file.
>
This IS the correct topology file. Now you have to make a topology for 
your protein WITHOUT ligand and then merge it in a text editor, or 
better use an #include "ligand.itp"

-- 
David van der Spoel, Ph.D., Professor of Biology
Dept. of Cell & Molec. Biol., Uppsala University.
Box 596, 75124 Uppsala, Sweden. Phone:	+46184714205.
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