Adrien Delmont wrote:
If I create an .rtp file for my molecule how can I use this file when I producing gro and top files and Can I use this .rtp file with oplsaa and gromos 96 force fields for two different md run successfuly ? Because I plan to run md simulations for all atom and united atom force fields and compare the results. Secondly If I use PRODRG , the only force field I can use is oplsaa. Is it true ? Can't I use a gromos 96 force field ?


I think you should start by reading the manual about .rtp files and how they are used. Each force field has its own .rtp, so no, you cannot use the same .rtp file with different force fields. Make a local copy (in your working directory) if you choose to modify your .rtp files; if you are unsure of what you are doing you can seriously screw things up.

PRODRG produces Gromos-compatible force fields, not OPLS; this is answered in the FAQ at the PRODRG site.

I reiterate: read the manual, be comfortable with how the file types are used, then proceed.

-Justin

--- On *Wed, 3/11/09, Justin A. Lemkul /<jalem...@vt.edu>/* wrote:

    From: Justin A. Lemkul <jalem...@vt.edu>
    Subject: Re: [gmx-users] get a box of 100 molecules
    To: "Gromacs Users' List" <gmx-users@gromacs.org>
    Date: Wednesday, March 11, 2009, 9:53 PM

    Adrien Delmont wrote:
    > The molecule I use is a simple hydrocarbon ( n-heptane ) and I think that
    I should add something like  dihedral, bond, angle parameters after I 
search the
    literature. I found some information about that. I think I will add 
parameters
    into the related force fields .itp file. Is it true ? And then I will 
create a
    box of 100 molecules without any error.
>
    Most (if not all) of the parameters you will need will already be present in
    the force field.  No modification of any of these files should be 
necessary..  If
    you want to use pdb2gmx to create your topology, you need to create an .rtp
    entry. For a simple alkane (especially with a UA representation), it should 
be
    trivial to write the topology by hand with a text editor and a thorough
    understanding of Chapter 5.

    Alternate ideas:

    1. Use PRODRG to generate a rough topology. Verify its contents before
    proceeding, make any modifications you need, and validate the resulting
    topology.
    2. Don't use Gromos96.  AFAIK, none of the Gromos variants deal very well
    with hydrocarbon chains.  OPLS might be better, but I think there are some
    limitations there, too.

    -Justin

    > --- On *Wed, 3/11/09, Justin A. Lemkul /<jalem...@vt.edu>/* wrote:
> > From: Justin A. Lemkul <jalem...@vt.edu>
    >     Subject: Re: [gmx-users] get a box of 100 molecules
    >     To: adriendelm...@yahoo..com, "Discussion list for GROMACS
    users"
    >     <gmx-users@gromacs.org>
    >     Date: Wednesday, March 11, 2009, 9:11 PM
> > Adrien Delmont wrote:
    >     >  I just want to add missing parameters for my molecule in order
    to get
    >     ...gro and top files for example GROMOS96 43a2 force field . How can I
    add
    >     missing parameters ? I didn't find any information about this
    procedure.
    >     I'm waiting for your help.
> > > You'll have to define what you mean by "parameters" - is
    this
    >     some new small molecule that has not been parameterized under this
    force field?     Are you starting from scratch?  If so, this is not a 
trivial
    problem for a
    >     beginner. Read here:
> > http://wiki.gromacs.org/index.php/Parameterization > > If you have adequate parameters for most of your molecule and are
    missing
    >     something like a dihedral, etc. then read the primary literature and
    derive it
    >     yourself.  This process is also complicated, but is probably less work
    than
    >     coming up with parameters for a brand new molecule.
> > -Justin > > > Thanks in advance
    >     >     >     > --- On *Wed, 3/11/09, Mark Abraham
    /<mark.abra...@anu.edu.au>/*
    >     wrote:
    >     >     >     From: Mark Abraham <mark.abra...@anu.edu.au>
    >     >     Subject: Re: [gmx-users] get a box of 100 molecules
    >     >     To: "Discussion list for GROMACS users"
    >     <gmx-users@gromacs.org>
    >     >     Date: Wednesday, March 11, 2009, 4:58 PM
    >     >     >     Adrien Delmont wrote:
    >     >     >     >     >
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    >     >     > *From:* Adrien Delmont <adriendelm...@yahoo.com>
    >     >     > *To:* jalem...@vt.edu
    >     >     > *Sent:* Wednesday, March 11, 2009 6:09:53 PM
    >     >     > *Subject:* Re: [gmx-users] get a box of 100 molecules
    >     >     >     > I didn't get gro and top files with any
    force field
    >     in Gromacs. I
    >     >     basicly want to use oplsaa and GROMOS96 43a2 force field
    (improved
    >     alkane
    >     >     dihedrals) . I think I should add all the parameters but  how
    can I
    >     add my
    >     >     parametes both into oplsaa and GROMOS96 43a2 force field ?
    >     >     >     You can't just mix force fields. See
    >     >     http://wiki.gromacs.org/index.php/force_field
    >     >     >     Mark
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