Re: [gmx-users] simmulated annealing

2012-08-13 Thread tarak karmakar
Hi Mark, I have used the following .mdp file for the run and got the excess temperature for the system; it has reached the desired temp at around 150-155 ps. But I need to reach the temp at after 300 ps. Thanks, define = -DFLEXIBLE constraints= h-bonds integrator

[gmx-users] Parrinello-Rahman with surface-tension coupling

2012-08-13 Thread Felipe Pineda, PhD
Dear All, the Gromacs User Manual V.4.5.4 states on p. 33: (...) the surface tension and the z-component of the pressure can be coupled to a pressure bath. Presently, this only works with the Berendsen pressure coupling algorithm in GROMACS. My question: does this hold for V. 4.5.5 as well?

[gmx-users] Re: mass center of each molecule

2012-08-13 Thread akn
Dear Justin, Thank you very much for your answer. I specified each molecule individually in index file and I used trjconv -sep command to seperate the system each step (conf1.gro, conf2.gro, conf3.gro, conf4.gro). Then I used script that you suggested, it was as; groups=`grep ^\[ index.ndx |

[gmx-users] time evolutions of an angle

2012-08-13 Thread akn
Dear gmx users, How can I calculate the time evolutions of an angle in the molecules in the system? Thanks, Akn. -- View this message in context: http://gromacs.5086.n6.nabble.com/time-evolutions-of-an-angle-tp595.html Sent from the GROMACS Users Forum mailing list archive at

Re: [gmx-users] Re: mass center of each molecule

2012-08-13 Thread Mark Abraham
On 13/08/2012 10:03 PM, akn wrote: Dear Justin, Thank you very much for your answer. I specified each molecule individually in index file and I used trjconv -sep command to seperate the system each step (conf1.gro, conf2.gro, conf3.gro, conf4.gro). Then I used script that you suggested, it was

Re: [gmx-users] time evolutions of an angle

2012-08-13 Thread Mark Abraham
On 13/08/2012 10:11 PM, akn wrote: Dear gmx users, How can I calculate the time evolutions of an angle in the molecules in the system? Various ways. Check out manual section 7.4 for clues, and chapter 8 and appendix D for more details. Mark -- gmx-users mailing list

[gmx-users] trajectory file formats

2012-08-13 Thread Jim Kress
I have written a unique MD program and want to output a full-precision trajectory containing coordinate, velocity, and force information in a .trr or a .trj formatted file.  Where in the gromacs code can I find a description of the formats of these files and an example of how they are written?

[gmx-users] implicit solvent protein simulations with charmm

2012-08-13 Thread Sai Pooja
Hi, I have read a couple of posts on related topics but I am still not sure how to proceed and would be grateful to get some help. I want to run implicit solvent simulations of a protein+water (implicit) system in the canonical ensemble using charmm27+cmap forcefield. I am trying to use the

Re: [gmx-users] trajectory file formats

2012-08-13 Thread Broadbent, Richard
As these are binary files the formatting can be quite complex I would suggest using the library available here: http://www.gromacs.org/Developer_Zone/Programming_Guide/XTC_Library This includes all the functions necessary to read/write these formats and is licensed under LGPL. Richard On

[gmx-users] grommp warning

2012-08-13 Thread Shima Arasteh
Dear gmx users, I'm simulating a system of protein and water. In NPT equilibration step, I get the error of too many warnings. Anybody knows about this warning? The warning is : WARNING 1 [file NPT.mdp]:   You are using pressure coupling with absolute position restraints, this   will give

[gmx-users] Topology file for simulation of inorganic compounds

2012-08-13 Thread Deepak Ojha
Dear All I want to do simulation of some ions like azide ion,thiocynate ion and other inorganic compounds in liquid water. I am not sure how to generate topology file for the same.How can I go about doing the same. -- DeepaK Ojha School Of Chemistry Selfishness is not living as one wishes to

[gmx-users] grommp warning

2012-08-13 Thread Shima Arasteh
Dear gmx users, I'm simulating a system of protein and water. In NPT equilibration step, I get the error of too many warnings. Anybody knows about this warning? The warning is : WARNING 1 [file NPT.mdp]:   You are using pressure coupling with absolute position restraints, this   will give

[gmx-users] checkpoint file

2012-08-13 Thread Juliette N.
Hello all, I am going to restart my crashed simulations, but I am not sure which of *_prev.cpt or *.cpt to use as they contain different written frames. *_prev.cpt Last frame -1 time 7462.900 *.cptLast frame -1 time 7468.965 Also on the gmx site it is stated

Re: [gmx-users] checkpoint file

2012-08-13 Thread Matthias Ernst
Long story short: backup everything (since it's a backup, and hopefully you won't need it), then use the [whatever].cpt file. You don't want to do work twice, do you? If you use the [whatever]_prev.cpi file, you will calculate some frames *again* that are already there. If you use an up-to-date

Re: [gmx-users] grommp warning

2012-08-13 Thread Justin Lemkul
On 8/13/12 12:36 PM, Shima Arasteh wrote: Dear gmx users, I'm simulating a system of protein and water. In NPT equilibration step, I get the error of too many warnings. Anybody knows about this warning? Yes, and there are several posts in the list archive explaining its origin,

Re: [gmx-users] Topology file for simulation of inorganic compounds

2012-08-13 Thread Justin Lemkul
On 8/13/12 1:49 PM, Deepak Ojha wrote: Dear All I want to do simulation of some ions like azide ion,thiocynate ion and other inorganic compounds in liquid water. I am not sure how to generate topology file for the same.How can I go about doing the same. Likely you will have to do it

Re: [gmx-users] checkpoint file

2012-08-13 Thread Juliette N.
Thank you. I am using mpirun -np 8 mdrun_mpi -deffnm md -s -o -c -g -e -x -cpi md_prev.cpt but I dont get any output and the issued command terminates in the terminal. Do I have to remove the -o -c -g -e -x flags from the command line? Appreciate your help, On 13 August 2012 15:28,

Re: [gmx-users] checkpoint file

2012-08-13 Thread Justin Lemkul
On 8/13/12 3:42 PM, Juliette N. wrote: Thank you. I am using mpirun -np 8 mdrun_mpi -deffnm md -s -o -c -g -e -x -cpi md_prev.cpt but I dont get any output and the issued command terminates in the terminal. Normally error messages are rather obvious. Check your .log file carefully or

Re: [gmx-users] grommp warning

2012-08-13 Thread Shima Arasteh
OK, thanks. But please let me know something: Is the pressure coupling with absolute position restraints is an option to fix a volume significantly? If yes, then It's me to think about  keeping fix the volume of my system or not. Thanks, believe me I got this point through the mailing list :-)

Re: [gmx-users] Topology file for simulation of inorganic compounds

2012-08-13 Thread David van der Spoel
On 2012-08-13 21:39, Justin Lemkul wrote: On 8/13/12 1:49 PM, Deepak Ojha wrote: Dear All I want to do simulation of some ions like azide ion,thiocynate ion and other inorganic compounds in liquid water. I am not sure how to generate topology file for the same.How can I go about doing the

Re: [gmx-users] checkpoint file

2012-08-13 Thread Matthias Ernst
Am 13.08.2012 21:42, schrieb Juliette N.: Thank you. I am using mpirun -np 8 mdrun_mpi -deffnm md -s -o -c -g -e -x -cpi md_prev.cpt I see a md_prev.cpt. If I presume correctly that this is for the continuation of the crashed run: Why and did you read what I wrote? but I dont get any

Re: [gmx-users] grommp warning

2012-08-13 Thread Justin Lemkul
On 8/13/12 3:47 PM, Shima Arasteh wrote: OK, thanks. But please let me know something: Is the pressure coupling with absolute position restraints is an option to fix a volume significantly? If yes, then It's me to think about keeping fix the volume of my system or not. You can't have

Re: [gmx-users] checkpoint file

2012-08-13 Thread Juliette N.
Yes this is to continue a crashed run, but I dont know why my runs crash at the very beginnig of the simulation. I am using 4.5.4 so -append should work by default. I tried a simulation from time zero and it works as before ( mpirun -np 8 mdrun_mpi -deffnm md -s -o -c -g -e -x ) but as soon as I

Re: [gmx-users] checkpoint file

2012-08-13 Thread Justin Lemkul
On 8/13/12 4:08 PM, Juliette N. wrote: Yes this is to continue a crashed run, but I dont know why my runs crash at the very beginnig of the simulation. I am using 4.5.4 so -append should work by default. I tried a simulation from time zero and it works as before ( mpirun -np 8 mdrun_mpi

Re: [gmx-users] checkpoint file

2012-08-13 Thread Juliette N.
Sorry Justin, but I dont see whats happening... Do I have to remove mpi or -np from the line while using -cpi *.cpt ? mdrun -deffnm md -s -o -c -g -e -x -cpi output Thanks! On 13 August 2012 16:10, Justin Lemkul jalem...@vt.edu wrote: On 8/13/12 4:08 PM, Juliette N. wrote: Yes this is

Re: [gmx-users] checkpoint file

2012-08-13 Thread Justin Lemkul
On 8/13/12 4:16 PM, Juliette N. wrote: Sorry Justin, but I dont see whats happening... Do I have to remove mpi or -np from the line while using -cpi *.cpt ? No, you don't. All you should need (provided the .cpt file is valid, which it appears to be from the gmxcheck output from before)

Re: [gmx-users] checkpoint file

2012-08-13 Thread Juliette N.
I am using the same line, but it crashes...Is that because my trr files is big that it cand append the files? It was ~ 40 GB when crash happened... I am using 4.5.4. I tried both with and without -append. On 13 August 2012 16:19, Justin Lemkul jalem...@vt.edu wrote: On 8/13/12 4:16 PM,

Re: [gmx-users] checkpoint file

2012-08-13 Thread Justin Lemkul
On 8/13/12 4:34 PM, Juliette N. wrote: I am using the same line, but it crashes...Is that because my trr files is big that it cand append the files? It was ~ 40 GB when crash happened... I am using 4.5.4. I tried both with and without -append. If it fails with and without the -append

Re: [gmx-users] checkpoint file

2012-08-13 Thread Juliette N.
Thanks, maybe I should re start ... :( On 13 August 2012 16:36, Justin Lemkul jalem...@vt.edu wrote: On 8/13/12 4:34 PM, Juliette N. wrote: I am using the same line, but it crashes...Is that because my trr files is big that it cand append the files? It was ~ 40 GB when crash happened...

Re: [gmx-users] checkpoint file

2012-08-13 Thread Juliette N.
Hi all, My cpt file doesnt contain any information?!! gmxcheck -f md.cpt gives the following: Checking file md.cpt # Atoms 20688 Last frame -1 time 7468.965 Item#frames Timestep (ps) Step 1 Time 1 Lambda 1 Coords 1

Re: [gmx-users] checkpoint file

2012-08-13 Thread Justin Lemkul
On 8/13/12 4:54 PM, Juliette N. wrote: Hi all, My cpt file doesnt contain any information?!! Sure it does. gmxcheck -f md.cpt gives the following: Checking file md.cpt # Atoms 20688 Last frame -1 time 7468.965 Item#frames Timestep (ps) Step 1

Re: [gmx-users] checkpoint file

2012-08-13 Thread Juliette N.
All right, but I was expecting some more information reflecting the last state of the system, e.g, velocities... Thank you, On 13 August 2012 17:04, Justin Lemkul jalem...@vt.edu wrote: On 8/13/12 4:54 PM, Juliette N. wrote: Hi all, My cpt file doesnt contain any information?!! Sure

Re: [gmx-users] CHARMM36 - Smaller Area per lipid for POPE - Why?

2012-08-13 Thread Peter C. Lai
Oh something I didn't mention: for bond constraints I used h-bonds instead of all-bonds. This may or may not make a difference (although I switched to h-bonds based on the suggestion of some charmm/lipid thread on here from a couple of years ago). On 2012-08-09 12:34:19PM -0300, Sebastien Cote

[gmx-users] Questions regarding Polarization Energy Calculation

2012-08-13 Thread jesmin jahan
Dear Gromacs Users, I have some questions regarding GB-Polarization Energy Calculation with Gromacs. I will be grateful if someone can help me with the answers. I am trying to calculate GB-Polarization energy for different Protein molecules. I am interested both in energy values with the time

RE: [gmx-users] a residue move in extremely large scale in MD

2012-08-13 Thread Dallas Warren
From your comments, it appears that you have not watched the trajectory for you system. This is really something that everyone should do with the systems they are simulating, as you can gain a lot of information from looking visually at it. Looking at 0.5ns snap shots is not watching the

Re: [gmx-users] checkpoint file

2012-08-13 Thread Justin Lemkul
On 8/13/12 5:10 PM, Juliette N. wrote: All right, but I was expecting some more information reflecting the last state of the system, e.g, velocities... gmxcheck verifies the integrity of the file. gmxdump will produce more detailed information, not that it's of any particular use in this

[gmx-users] potential energy

2012-08-13 Thread Tom Dupree
Greetings all, Can I easily obtain the potential energy for a energy group rather than the whole simulation cell? Does it make any sense to do so? I am simulating protein ligand complexes and have observed movement in some cases. When I analyse the interaction energy sum of LJ and columbic of

[gmx-users] Doubts over g_lie usage

2012-08-13 Thread J Peterson
Hello everyone, I have a doubt about LIE calculation using g_lie in gromacs. This doubt is about the values automatically assigned for -Clj and -Cqq flags when I ran the following command: $ g_lie -f J32_md10ns.edr -o LIE_1A1_J32.xvg -b 7001 -e 1 -ligand J32 The following text contains my

[gmx-users] desired no of water molecules

2012-08-13 Thread tarak karmakar
Dear All, Is there any way to add a specific number of water ( let say 650 water) molecules while dissolving the solute in a given box ? Thanks, Tarak -- gmx-users mailing listgmx-users@gromacs.org http://lists.gromacs.org/mailman/listinfo/gmx-users * Only plain text messages are allowed! *

Re: [gmx-users] a residue move in extremely large scale in MD

2012-08-13 Thread Mark Abraham
On 14/08/2012 7:53 AM, Dallas Warren wrote: From your comments, it appears that you have not watched the trajectory for you system. This is really something that everyone should do with the systems they are simulating, as you can gain a lot of information from looking visually at it.

Re: [gmx-users] checkpoint file

2012-08-13 Thread Mark Abraham
On 14/08/2012 6:08 AM, Juliette N. wrote: Yes this is to continue a crashed run, but I dont know why my runs crash at the very beginnig of the simulation. You have to look at the stderr, stdout and .log file for information. You can't solve the problem without that. Mark I am using

Re: [gmx-users] potential energy

2012-08-13 Thread Mark Abraham
On 14/08/2012 11:07 AM, Tom Dupree wrote: Greetings all, Can I easily obtain the potential energy for a energy group rather than the whole simulation cell? Yes. See manual 3.3 and 7.3.8. But below you imply you're already doing this. You can make custom groups - see

Re: [gmx-users] trajectory file formats

2012-08-13 Thread Mark Abraham
On 14/08/2012 2:23 AM, Broadbent, Richard wrote: As these are binary files the formatting can be quite complex I would suggest using the library available here: http://www.gromacs.org/Developer_Zone/Programming_Guide/XTC_Library This includes all the functions necessary to read/write these

Re: [gmx-users] desired no of water molecules

2012-08-13 Thread tarak karmakar
Thanks for the quick reply, I have given this command to add 612 water molecules. genbox -cs spc216 -nmol 612 -cp ala_box.gro -o ala_solv.gro -p ala.top But in the solvated file, I see there are 668 water molecules. A part of the output while adding water molecules is as follows Using plugin

Re: [gmx-users] desired no of water molecules

2012-08-13 Thread Peter C. Lai
Did you have waters in the system before adding another 612? I don't know how VMD counts waters, but another way is to grep -c for SOL in the resulting gro file and divide by 3. On 2012-08-14 10:07:54AM +0530, tarak karmakar wrote: Thanks for the quick reply, I have given this command to add

Re: [gmx-users] implicit solvent protein simulations with charmm

2012-08-13 Thread Mark Abraham
On 14/08/2012 1:07 AM, Sai Pooja wrote: Hi, I have read a couple of posts on related topics but I am still not sure how to proceed and would be grateful to get some help. I want to run implicit solvent simulations of a protein+water (implicit) system in the canonical ensemble using

Re: [gmx-users] desired no of water molecules

2012-08-13 Thread tarak karmakar
This is the ala.gro (alanine dipeptide) file which does not contain any water (SOL) a priori. Grunge ROck MAChoS 22 1ACE HH311 1.267 1.058 1.673 1ACECH32 1.364 1.086 1.631 1ACE HH323 1.422 0.996 1.607 1ACE HH334 1.416 1.148

Re: [gmx-users] desired no of water molecules

2012-08-13 Thread Mark Abraham
On 14/08/2012 2:37 PM, tarak karmakar wrote: Thanks for the quick reply, I have given this command to add 612 water molecules. genbox -cs spc216 -nmol 612 -cp ala_box.gro -o ala_solv.gro -p ala.top That's not how to use -nmol, nor is it the right option to solve your problem. There's an

Re: [gmx-users] desired no of water molecules

2012-08-13 Thread Peter C. Lai
hmm. What happens if you try -maxsol instead of -nmol? On 2012-08-14 10:24:18AM +0530, tarak karmakar wrote: This is the ala.gro (alanine dipeptide) file which does not contain any water (SOL) a priori. Grunge ROck MAChoS 22 1ACE HH311 1.267 1.058 1.673 1ACE

[gmx-users] RE: Doubts over g_lie usage

2012-08-13 Thread Tom Dupree
You need to assign your own experimentally determined values to -Elj and -Eqq. These are determined by simulating your ligand in a solvent box. g_lie uses some common values found in the literature for -Clj and -Cqq again you need to decide if they are appropriate in your case. Try reading papers

Re: [gmx-users] Questions regarding Polarization Energy Calculation

2012-08-13 Thread Mark Abraham
On 14/08/2012 7:38 AM, jesmin jahan wrote: Dear Gromacs Users, I have some questions regarding GB-Polarization Energy Calculation with Gromacs. I will be grateful if someone can help me with the answers. I am trying to calculate GB-Polarization energy for different Protein molecules. I am

Re: [gmx-users] Parrinello-Rahman with surface-tension coupling

2012-08-13 Thread Mark Abraham
On 13/08/2012 7:21 PM, Felipe Pineda, PhD wrote: Dear All, the Gromacs User Manual V.4.5.4 states on p. 33: (...) the surface tension and the z-component of the pressure can be coupled to a pressure bath. Presently, this only works with the Berendsen pressure coupling algorithm in GROMACS.

[gmx-users] RE: Doubts over g_lie usage

2012-08-13 Thread J Peterson
Dear Tom, The explanation really helps me understand LIE much more clearer. What's the issue if I have used PME coulombtype? I have actually used PME. Thanks, Peterson J -- View this message in context: http://gromacs.5086.n6.nabble.com/Doubts-over-g-lie-usage-tp5000130p5000146.html Sent

Re: [gmx-users] desired no of water molecules

2012-08-13 Thread tarak karmakar
Oh !! I got it it is not the -nmol but '-maxmol' thanks to both of u...:) On Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 10:35 AM, Peter C. Lai p...@uab.edu wrote: hmm. What happens if you try -maxsol instead of -nmol? On 2012-08-14 10:24:18AM +0530, tarak karmakar wrote: This is the ala.gro (alanine

Re: [gmx-users] desired no of water molecules

2012-08-13 Thread tarak karmakar
sorry '-maxsol' On Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 11:24 AM, tarak karmakar tarak20...@gmail.com wrote: Oh !! I got it it is not the -nmol but '-maxmol' thanks to both of u...:) On Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 10:35 AM, Peter C. Lai p...@uab.edu wrote: hmm. What happens if you try -maxsol instead of