[gmx-users] parameter for repeating units with cgenff

[Justin Lemkul]

On 12/12/15 1:25 PM, gromacs query wrote:
> Hi Justin
>
> Somehow I can not use available units in CHARMM library. The best thing I
> could achieve as of now is using CGenFF. I created a side chain terminated
> with some atoms (cap) which are same as in the next attaching unit
> (directly available in CHARMM). After removing caps from the side chain and
> some atoms from second attaching unit I can generate a full combined unit
> but with formal net charge being 0.002. This seems to be very less but can
> I spread this charge (manually) on other atoms to get a nice 0.000 formal
> charge as this residual charge will add up as I have many such units. I
> have tried different combinations but this is the minimal formal charge I
> was able to achieve.
>

There should be a way to assign the charges intuitively if you have capped the 
units appropriately.  Without knowing the chemical structure you're working 
with, I can't (and won't) blindly suggest anything.

-Justin

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