[gmx-users] Dangling bond error, -ter does not fix

[Justin Lemkul]

On 10/29/14 4:59 PM, LIPSCOMB, THOMAS wrote:
> Dear gmx-users,
>
>
> I am following this tutorial to insert one antimicrobial peptide (model1.pdb, attached) into a membrane.  With the goal of inserting several of them to investigate their tertiary structure.
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> https://sites.google.com/site/anirbanzz/gpcr-gromacs-tutorial
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> However I think that something is wrong with my .tdb files based on the "dangling bond" error below.  Where can I learn (the manual?) about .tdb files (I know nothing about them) or download one that works?  Unfortunately http://www.gromacs.org/Documentation/Errors does not help because the dangling bond error is not there.  I thought that -ter would fix this error but it did not.
>

It is highly unlikely that there is any need to modify the .tdb file.  The 
contents of these files are described in manual section 5.6.5.

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> cd /home/tlipscomb/Desktop/Antimicrobial_Peptides/Gromacs/KALP
> /usr/local/gromacs/bin/gmx  pdb2gmx -f model1.pdb -o model1_processed.gro -ignh -ter -water spc
> 13
> 2
> 2
>

Without knowing which force field you're choosing, I don't know what these 
selections correspond to.  What are you choosing for the termini?

> Program gmx, VERSION 5.0.1
> Source code file: /home/tlipscomb/gromacs-5.0.1/src/gromacs/gmxpreprocess/pdb2top.cpp, line: 1091
>
> Fatal error:
> There is a dangling bond at at least one of the terminal ends. Fix your coordinate file, add a new terminal database entry (.tdb), or select the proper existing terminal entry.
> For more information and tips for troubleshooting, please check the GROMACS
> website at http://www.gromacs.org/Documentation/Errors?
>

The "dangling bond" error indicates an incomplete terminus, either due to 
missing atoms or incorrect selection of terminus type.

-Justin

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