[gmx-users] gmx_dipoles Mtot and aver difference

[Justin Lemkul]

On 8/25/18 7:51 AM, Raag Saluja wrote:
> Hi!
>
> I had written earlier that I wanted to compare the dipole moments of a few
> proteins and that the Mtot and Aver files were giving me diametrically
> opposite results. The proteins with the highest dipole moments according to
> Mtot were the ones with the lowest dipole moments according to aver and
> vice-versa. I had asked what the difference was between the two files and
> why I was getting such results.
>
> David had very kindly replied that I should center the protein and had
> asked whether my proteins were neutral.
>
> I did use genion and -neutral command to neutralise the system. I  had also
> centered the protein. Still I get this result.

The overall charge of the *system* does not matter if you are computing 
the dipole properties of the *protein*. If the protein has a net charge, 
it must be re-center such that the center-of-charge is at the coordinate 
origin.

-Justin

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