[gmx-users] Adding new residue - modified LYS

[Justin Lemkul]

On 1/14/17 2:38 PM, Dan Si wrote:
> Hi,
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> I'm struggling with adding a new residue to my MD simulation. I would like
> to create a residue (let's call it NML) that would be an original lysine
> (LYS) residue with methyl group attached to it's amide bond nitrogen. I'm
> using amber99sb-ildn force field for my simulations. Unfortunately, I'm very
> new in using gromacs, so I would appreciate really !step-by-step! tutorial :
> -)
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> Do I need to perform QM calculation to obtain some of the parameters? If
> yes, should I use zwitter-ionic structure NH3-CH-(R)-C-(O)-O in the
> optimization?
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What do you learn from reading the AMBER99sb-ILDN paper (and preceding 
literature) regarding AMBER parametrization methodology?

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> I understand, I need to specify the topology of the new residue and
> parameters according to amber99sb-ildn force field, but how exactly am I
> suppose to do it? Which files I need to modify before running pdb2gmx and
> how?
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http://www.gromacs.org/Documentation/How-tos/Adding_a_Residue_to_a_Force_Field

-Justin

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