[gmx-users] Reverse_MICELLE>Fatel error, moleculetype SOL is redefined

[Justin Lemkul]

On 7/16/13 1:02 AM, Hari Pandey wrote:
> Hi Gromaxers,
> Thanks for previous answers.
> I have to simulate reverse micelle after solvation with isooctane.My system now is:
>
> ISOOCTANE(solvent)+AOT(surfactant)+coreWATER.
>
>
> When I do grompp, it says moleculetype SOL is redefined and lots of another errors.
> Please advice me how do I do  reverse micelle simulation.
>
> What I did is::
> (1)   pdb2gmx -f RM.pdb -o RM.gro -p RM.top  step :::: I choose  isooctane as water model. I have isooctane.itp  in the file watermodel.dat inside my forcefield.
> (2)   editconf -c  -f   RM.gro  -o  RM1.gro -p RM.top -bt dodecahedron -d 2.0  -shell 0.3
>
> (3)  genbox  -cp RM.gro -cs isooctane.gro -p  reverse_RM.top -o RM2.pdb
> (4)  grompp -f  em.mdp -c RM2.pdb -p RM.top -n index.ndx -o em.tpr -maxwarn 5
>
>
> where RM.pdb is  pdb file of  reverse micelle
>
>
> All required files I have ,and I have index.ndx file also
> But it returns :
>
> Fatel error:
> the moleculetype  SOL is redefined
>
> I tried lots, I change the SOL to WATER every where in frocefield as well as my .gro file too. I tried all what I could but no get any benifit.  So
>

You have two topologies that define a [moleculetype] named SOL, which causes the 
error.  Likely it's somewhere in the isooctane.itp file, because you seem to be 
treating it like water above (which is unnecessary).

-Justin

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