On 11/12/12 7:03 AM, jonas87 wrote:
Ok, what i've currently done:
I start with a pdb file of a single molecule Lipid_A and its topology and
put it in a box:
editconf -f Lipid_A.pdb -o Lipid_A-box.gro -bt triclinic -d 1.0
I want a total of 128 molecules of this lipid in my system so I use genbox
to add 127 more:
genbox -cp Lipid_A-box.gro -ci Lipid_A.pdb -p Lipid_A.top -o 128_Lipid_A.pdb
-nmol 127
This only ads 8 molecules, I'm going to guess because more don't fit in my
box. How do I deal with this? How can i know in advance how big i have to
make the box?
You would need to know the volume of an individual lipid in the configuration
that you are supplying, plus a volume that will allow for any other species in
the system (like water) to yield the desired composition of the system. The
above series of commands yields a very small box, as you have found. Most
128-lipid membranes are on the order of 6-8 nm cubes, depending on the specific
properties of the lipids being studied.
-Justin
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