[gmx-users] Looking for a Gromacs' tool to find lipid molecules which are located in a shell in the x-y plane around a drug molecule intercalated in a bilayer

[Seyed Mojtaba Rezaei Sani]

Dear all,

I am trying to calculate the order parameter of lipid acyl chains in a
bilayer surrounding a drug molecule using Gromacs. To do this, I defined
four regions in the bilayer: two local regions within a considered shell in
the x-y plane around the drug (one for the leaflet containing the drug and
the other for the opposite one) and two global regions beyond the shell.
My problem is that how to find lipid molecules which are located in the
local shell in order to make an index group of their carbon chains for
calculation of order parameter. Is there any Gromacs' tool for such
calculation?

Best regards,


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Seyed Mojtaba Rezaei Sani

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