W dniu piątek, 7 czerwca 2013 11:46:59 UTC+1 użytkownik Victor Rühle 
napisał:
>
> Dear Steven,
>
> that sounds correct. yes, the output is in kJ/mol for csg_boltzmann. the 
> 3rd column is the force which was calculated using finite differences and 
> is needed for tabulated potentials. If you fit you can just ignore the 3rd 
> column. Be aware that your angle distribution can have multiple minima and 
> not necessarily have a harmonic shape.
>
> In any case, I recommend to run a cg simulation with your new potential 
> and compare the distributions (they should match the atomistic ones) as 
> well as cross correlations e.g. using a 2D histogram (these can be 
> problematic). Failing to reproduce cross correlations of e.g. angle and 
> dihedrals can lead to a wrong stiffness / end-end distance and overall 
> shape.
>
> Victor
>

Thank you for this. Indeed, my angle distributions and potentials have two 
minima but quartic potential (implemented in Gromacs) fit them very well. I 
will compare my results once finished my CG force field.

Steven
 

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> 2013/6/7 <[email protected] <javascript:>>
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>> W dniu środa, 5 czerwca 2013 08:55:46 UTC+1 użytkownik Emiliano Brini 
>> napisał:
>>>
>>> Dear Steven, 
>>>
>>> On Jun 4, 2013, at 10:26 AM, [email protected] wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Monday, June 3, 2013 4:26:29 PM UTC+1, Christoph Junghans wrote:
>>>>
>>>> 2013/6/3  <[email protected]>: 
>>>> > Dear Votca Users, 
>>>> > 
>>>> > I wish to reproduce my atomistic simulation angles of my protein with 
>>>> CG 
>>>> > between beads of residues. However I wish not to produce tables as an 
>>>> input 
>>>> > to gromacs mdrun but get the equilibrium value and then adjust the 
>>>> spring 
>>>> > constant to make it faster. 
>>>> Tabulated vs functional form is at most 50% faster, but the bonded 
>>>> interactions usually take 10% or less of the total simulation time, so 
>>>> you will not gain much in the end. 
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> > For this purpose shall I just create distributions or histograms 
>>>> normalized 
>>>> > over the volume? Then place my spring where the distribution is max 
>>>> so set 
>>>> > angle in gromacs to this value and adjust the force constant to match 
>>>> this 
>>>> > distribution? Please, advise whether I am right. 
>>>> You will have to use the volume normalize histogram, but csg_boltzmann 
>>>> can do most of the calculation for you. 
>>>>
>>>> Why don't you just take the table and fit k*(x-x_0)^2 to it? 
>>>>
>>>
>>> That is what I am planning to do.But which table?  Shall I take the 
>>> table with distributions of bonds (or angles?) of the potential or volume 
>>> normalized histogram to fit k*(x-x_0)^2 ?
>>>  
>>>
>>>
>>> In the Gromacs topology file you write the parameters of the potential 
>>> functions, therefore you need to fit the potential curve.  
>>>
>>
>> Thank you again,
>> Please correct me if I am wrong: I take the output from the csg_boltzmann 
>> given with option tab so tabuated potential. Then I convert rad to deg and 
>> I can fit my curve with k*(x-x_0)^2. That means that the output potential 
>> is in kJ/mol? What is the 3rd column in this output?
>>
>> Steven
>>
>>  
>>
>>>
>>>  
>>>> Cheers, 
>>>>
>>>> Christoph 
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Thanks for your help. I got gaussian distribution for my bonds so I can 
>>> fit it into k*(x-x_0)^2 and multiple gaussian distribution of my angles... 
>>> Is that normal? My beads involve 7 - 22 atoms, maybe that is why? Shall I 
>>> use a tables as an input to mdrun?
>>>
>>> Steven
>>>
>>>
>>> It is quite normal for CG distributions to not be gaussian. Since the CG 
>>> system has less degrees of freedom compared to the atomistic one, a single 
>>> CG bonded interaction represent by its nature several atomistic 
>>> intramolecular interactions (bonds, angles, dihedrals, and intramolecular 
>>> non bonded interaction).  Even more a simple Boltzmann inversion of a 
>>> distribution can cast into the potentials contributions coming from parts 
>>> of the molecule (or of the system) that do not belong to the group of atoms 
>>> that you are directly considering. Therefore the distributions you obtain 
>>> are a sum of contributions each one with its own weight. It is extremely 
>>> difficult to say a priory something about the shape of the final 
>>> distribution.  
>>> As it has been said the use of a table normally is not too expensive, 
>>> therefore it is normally a good idea to use them. 
>>> Anyhow the best thing you can do is to run two test system: one where 
>>> you use tabulated potential and one where you use your "best" fitting. In 
>>> this way you can see the difference between their performances and their 
>>> results in your specific case. 
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Emiliano  
>>>
>>>  
>>>
>>>> > 
>>>> > Steven 
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