[gmx-users] How to make OPLS forcefield?

[Justin Lemkul]

On 12/4/13 2:59 AM, Pham Kim wrote:
> Dear Gromacs User,
> I am the beginner using Gromacs.
> I have created polyethylene .gro  and .top using
> http://davapc1.bioch.dundee.ac.uk/cgi-bin/prodrg but in that .top,
> forcefield is gmx.ff/forcefield.itp. I want to simulate with OPLS
> forcefield.
> Please help me how to make or convert to OPLS ff.

There is no way to convert between fundamentally different force fields.  Check out:

http://www.gromacs.org/Documentation/How-tos/Polymers

Note that the example link on that page is broken and should point to 
https://mailman-1.sys.kth.se/pipermail/gromacs.org_gmx-users/2009-March/040125.html.

-Justin

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