[gmx-users] Error using pdb2gmx tool

[Justin Lemkul]

On 8/21/14, 5:24 AM, ankit agrawal wrote:
> hi,
> I was simulating A cadherin molecule (PDB ID: 4APX). I removed all the
> water molecule from molecule then ran the following command.
>
> pdb2gmx -f 4APX.pdb -water tip3p
>
> then I chose force field : CHARMM27 (with CMAP) after that it should create
> 3 types of files  (.gro, .itp, .top) but it is not generating the .gro file
> and showing an error.
> "Fatal error: Residue 'CA' not found in residue topology database".
>

Calcium ions are called "CAL" in CHARMM.  Rename the residue(s) in the .pdb file.

-Justin

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