[gmx-users] atomtypes vs atomtypes.atp

[Justin Lemkul]

On 3/18/16 8:42 PM, Parvez Mh wrote:
> Dear all:
>
> I never used atomtypes.atp file, rather i always use [atomtypes] directive
> to provide MW, epsilon, sigma. Is it a problem not to use atomtypes.atp
> file?
>

The contents of atomtypes.atp and the contents of [atomtypes] found in 
ffnonbonded.itp (or other topologies) are different.  The .atp file is only used 
by pdb2gmx; everything else is used by grompp and serves to construct the input 
for the simulation.

-Justin

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