[gmx-users] GROMOS vs. CHARMM dihedrals

[Justin Lemkul]

On 2/24/15 1:19 PM, Bianca Villavicencio wrote:
> Hi all,
> I was wondering about interchangeability of proper dihedral parameters
> between GROMOS and CHARMM force fields. I am building a new, non-proteic
> residue, and I would like to use parameters from my GROMOS structure for
> the CHARMM simulation. Specifically, I would like to use the proper
> dihedral definitions from GROMOS in the CHARMM simulation. Is it OK to do
> so?
>

No.  Dihedrals, in general, are poorly transferable between similar chemical 
groups within a force field.  Trying to transfer them between totally different 
force fields is unreasonable.

-Justin

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