[gmx-users] Why the shape of the molecules changed?

Dr. Vitaly Chaban vvchaban at gmail.com
Sat May 25 23:21:02 CEST 2013


Of course, you can simulate what you like, but I would personally use an
all-atom representation for long hydrocarbons. I think explicit hydrogens
matter for conformations.


V.V. Chaban




On Thu, May 23, 2013 at 5:16 PM, Bao Kai <paeanball at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi, all,
>
> I finally wrote a decane topology file. I used it to some simple
> simulation.
>
> The energy minimization works, while after a simple nvt equilibration,
> the shape of the molecules changed.
>
> Please find the images before and after the nvt equilibration from the
> following links.
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/qcfgipchnus3vcb/before_nvt.png
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/nvbxbs6tofdc0ol/after_nvt.png
>
>
>
> The following is the topology part for the decane molecule.   Please
> help to check if there is anything wrong.   C2 and C3 are CH2 and CH3
> respectively.
>
> [ defaults ]
> ; nbfunc    comb-rule   gen-pairs   fudgeLJ fudgeQQ
>     1          3          yes         0.5    0.5
>
> [ atomtypes ]
> ;   type  at.num    mass    charge    ptype    sigma        epsilon
>       C2   6     14.0270    0.0      A        0.374        0.4301
>       C3   6     15.035      0.0      A        0.374        0.6243
> [ moleculetype ]
> ; Name            nrexcl
> D10                 3
>
> [ atoms ]
> ;   nr       type  resnr residue  atom   cgnr     charge       mass
> typeB    chargeB      massB
>      1        C3      1    D10     1C3      1       0.0         15.035
>  ; qtot -0.18
>      2        C2      1    D10     1C2      2      0.0          14.027
>   ; qtot -0.3
>      3        C2      1    D10     2C2      3      0.0          14.027
>   ; qtot -0.42
>      4        C2      1    D10     3C2      4      0.0          14.027
>   ; qtot -0.54
>      5        C2      1    D10     4C2      5      0.0          14.027
>   ; qtot -0.66
>      6        C2      1    D10     5C2      6      0.0          14.027
>   ; qtot -0.78
>      7        C2      1    D10     6C2      7      0.0          14.027
>   ; qtot -0.9
>      8        C2      1    D10     7C2      8      0.0          14.027
>   ; qtot -1.02
>      9        C2      1    D10     8C2      9      0.0          14.027
>   ; qtot -1.14
>     10        C3      1    D10     2C3      10     0.0          15.035
>   ; qtot -1.32
>
>
> [ bonds ]
> ;  ai    aj funct            c0            c1            c2            c3
>     1     2     1  1.530000e-01  5430000  1.530000e-01  5430000
>     2     3     1  1.530000e-01  5430000  1.530000e-01  5430000
>     3     4     1  1.530000e-01  5430000  1.530000e-01  5430000
>     4     5     1  1.530000e-01  5430000  1.530000e-01  5430000
>     5     6     1  1.530000e-01  5430000  1.530000e-01  5430000
>     6     7     1  1.530000e-01  5430000  1.530000e-01  5430000
>     7     8     1  1.530000e-01  5430000  1.530000e-01  5430000
>     8     9     1  1.530000e-01  5430000  1.530000e-01  5430000
>     9    10     1  1.530000e-01  5430000  1.530000e-01  5430000
>
> [ pairs ]
> ;  ai    aj funct            c0            c1            c2            c3
>     1     4     1
>     2     5     1
>     3     6     1
>     4     7     1
>     5     8     1
>     6     9     1
>     7    10     1
>
> [ angles ]
> ;  ai    aj    ak funct            c0            c1            c2
>    c3
>     1     2     3     2  1.110000e+02  4.000000e+02  1.110000e+02
>  4.000000e+02
>     2     3     4     2  1.110000e+02  4.000000e+02  1.110000e+02
>  4.000000e+02
>     3     4     5     2  1.110000e+02  4.000000e+02  1.110000e+02
>  4.000000e+02
>     4     5     6     2  1.110000e+02  4.000000e+02  1.110000e+02
>  4.000000e+02
>     5     6     7     2  1.110000e+02  4.000000e+02  1.110000e+02
>  4.000000e+02
>     6     7     8     2  1.110000e+02  4.000000e+02  1.110000e+02
>  4.000000e+02
>     7     8     9     2  1.110000e+02  4.000000e+02  1.110000e+02
>  4.000000e+02
>     8     9    10     2  1.110000e+02  4.000000e+02  1.110000e+02
>  4.000000e+02
>
> [ dihedrals ]
> ;  ai    aj    ak    al funct            c0            c1
> c2            c3            c4            c5
>     1     2     3     4     3  0.000000e+00 5.000000e+00  3.000000e+00
>  0.000000e+00 5.000000e+00  3.000000e+00
>     2     3     4     5     3  0.000000e+00 5.000000e+00  3.000000e+00
>  0.000000e+00 5.000000e+00  3.000000e+00
>     3     4     5     6     3  0.000000e+00 5.000000e+00  3.000000e+00
>  0.000000e+00 5.000000e+00  3.000000e+00
>     4     5     6     7     3  0.000000e+00 5.000000e+00  3.000000e+00
>  0.000000e+00 5.000000e+00  3.000000e+00
>     5     6     7     8     3  0.000000e+00 5.000000e+00  3.000000e+00
>  0.000000e+00 5.000000e+00  3.000000e+00
>     6     7     8     9     3  0.000000e+00 5.000000e+00  3.000000e+00
>  0.000000e+00 5.000000e+00  3.000000e+00
>     7     8     9    10     3  0.000000e+00 5.000000e+00  3.000000e+00
>  0.000000e+00 5.000000e+00  3.000000e+00
>
>
> [system]
> sparkling water
> [molecules]
> D10 208
>
> Thank you very much.
>
> Best Regards,
> Kai
> --
> gmx-users mailing list    gmx-users at gromacs.org
> http://lists.gromacs.org/mailman/listinfo/gmx-users
> * Please search the archive at
> http://www.gromacs.org/Support/Mailing_Lists/Search before posting!
> * Please don't post (un)subscribe requests to the list. Use the
> www interface or send it to gmx-users-request at gromacs.org.
> * Can't post? Read http://www.gromacs.org/Support/Mailing_Lists
>



More information about the gromacs.org_gmx-users mailing list