[gmx-users] -inter command

[João Henriques]

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Dear Zaved,

I'm not aware of any tutorials for Gromacs, and Gromacs does not support
constant-pH MD simulations straight out of the box. It must be (heavily)
modified. Amber comes pre-packaged with constant-pH functionality, I
believe. Still, you probably don't want to get involved in any of this. My
comment about it was merely to make you aware that changing the protonation
states by hand doesn't make mean you're really simulating at a given pH.
Still, 99.9% of the people in this field do what you were wanting to do,
i.e., change the protonation states during pdb2gmx to whatever they feel is
more representative of that residue at a given pH and then hit run. I also
do it, unless I'm studying something where charge regulation playes a major
role, so by all means go ahead and try the simpler solution first.

P.S.: Please avoid sending private messages about these subjects. It
started in gmx-users and should stay there for several reasons. The main
one is that other people might have the same problem and this information
might be useful for them as well.

Best regards,
J

On Tue, Jan 16, 2018 at 6:54 AM, <zaved at tezu.ernet.in> wrote:

> Dear Sir
>
> Thank you for your kind response regarding the -inter command.
>
> Sir can you guide / provide any tutorial for constant-pH MD simulation in
> gromacs (eg., to perform simulation at pH 9)?
>
> I shall be grateful to you for the same.
>
> Thank You
>
> Regards
> Zaved Hazarika
> Research Scholar
> C/O Dr. A.N. Jha
> Dept. Of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology,
> Tezpur University,
> Napam, 784028,
> Assam,
> India
>
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J

On Mon, Jan 15, 2018 at 11:51 AM, João Henriques <
joao.m.a.henriques at gmail.com> wrote:

> -inter sets the interactive mode for a bunch of other flags. Most are used
> for selecting the protonation states of the termini and other residues. It
> can also be used for interactive SS bridge selection.
>
> > "for setting the protonation state of charged amino acids in order to
> perform simulation at different pH?"
>
> Please note that changing the protonation states of the residues does not
> mean you're performing the simulation at a "different pH". A proper
> constant-pH MD simulation allows the residues to titrate in respect to the
> solution pH as well as the their "molecular environment". In this case,
> your residues will be "stuck" in a user defined protonation state that may
> or may not reflect the most populated protonation states of those residues
> at a given pH, irrespectively of their surroundings.
>
> Cheers,
> J
>
> On Mon, Jan 15, 2018 at 11:00 AM, <zaved at tezu.ernet.in> wrote:
>
>> Dear Gromacs Users
>>
>> I have an query regarding gmx pdb2gmx -inter command.
>>
>> Do we use -inter command only for setting the protonation state of charged
>> amino acids in order to perform simulation at different pH?
>>
>>
>> Thank You
>>
>> Regards
>> Zaved Hazarika
>> Research Scholar
>> Dept. Of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology,
>> Tezpur University,
>> India
>>
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