[gmx-users] How to build a 20 unit chain of chondroitin 6 sulfate? Help needed!

[Justin Lemkul]

On 1/20/14, 8:15 PM, Libin wrote:
> Hi.
>
> I have the pdb file of a single unit of chondroitin 6 sulfate and need to
> build a chain consisting of 20 units of the same.
> As I am new to gromacs, i would be glad to get proper directions to do the
> same.
>

Gromacs has limited capability in terms of constructing molecules in this way. 
One possible method would be to place the monomer, with its principal axis along 
x (editconf -princ) in a box of with correct dimensions such that images would 
be spaced one bond length away (editconf -d as appropriate), then run genconf 
-nbox 20 1 1.  That's about the only Gromacs-centric way of building the 
polymer.  If that doesn't work, you'll likely have to use some other software to 
build it.

-Justin

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