[gmx-users] Should I fix my drugs during membrane penetration simulation?

[Justin Lemkul]

On 5/30/15 1:25 AM, yoochan wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> I’m trying to do umbrella sampling simulation which drugs penetrate the POPC membrane.
>
> I have trouble what if I do npt or umbrella simulation, the drugs move around from the initial location.
> (I got each 0.1 nm spacing window for npt and umbrella simulation)
>

Well, the drug should always move, but it should be restrained according to what 
settings you're using.

> So, these results cannot have suitable G_WHAM analysis because of lack of results files at the certain coordinates.
>
> Should I have to fix the drugs to keep and satisfy G_WHAM analysis?
>
> Here I linked my  simulation results and mdp files.
>
> 1.) npt_and_umbrella Simulation results.
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/w2gq3y686kmw3uc/npt_vs_umbrella_1.png?dl=0 <https://www.dropbox.com/s/w2gq3y686kmw3uc/npt_vs_umbrella_1.png?dl=0>
>
> 2) npt.mdp
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/y1tg4fhxk6mcpul/npt.mdp?dl=0 <https://www.dropbox.com/s/y1tg4fhxk6mcpul/npt.mdp?dl=0>
>
> 3) umbrella.mdp
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/0n8bp5rlu6olz3i/umbrella.mdp?dl=0 <https://www.dropbox.com/s/0n8bp5rlu6olz3i/umbrella.mdp?dl=0>
>

You're using a restraint in z, which means the drug can move freely in x and y; 
this is probably what you're referring to above.  The better method for this is 
probably the cylinder geometry, which is designed for purposes like these.  See 
the manual.

-Justin

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