[gmx-users] dna with charmm36

[Justin Lemkul]

On 2/5/14, 9:49 AM, gromacs query wrote:
> Hi All
>
> I have simple DNA pdb which has just 5 DA residues built from NAB in AMBER.
> I am trying to use pdb2gmx with charmm36-jan2014.ff downloaded from:
>
>   http://mackerell.umaryland.edu/CHARMM_ff_params.html
>
>
> pdb2gmx -f a.pdb -o gro.pdb -ff charmm36-jan2014
>
>
> I have changed all names according to DA residue defined in
> charmm36-jan2014.ff/merged.rtp but still I get error:
>
> Fatal error:
> atom N not found in buiding block 1DA while combining tdb and rtp
>

Use -ter to specify the appropriate termini.  An unfortunate consequence of our 
approach is that the protein and DNA termini are in one file.  We are looking at 
implementing a more generalized solution, but it won't be for a while that we 
actually get to it.

-Justin

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