I checked the output file carefully and found that from step 388 to 389
something strange happened: 
  NSTEP       ENERGY          RMS            GMAX         NAME    NUMBER
    388      -1.5636E+02     4.2407E+00     1.7222E+01     H54        51
 BOND    =       11.7069  ANGLE   =       77.0644  DIHED      =       51.9480
 VDWAALS =      -11.8319  EEL     =     -312.5510  HBOND      =        0.0000
 1-4 VDW =       12.5818  1-4 EEL =       14.7250  RESTRAINT  =        0.0000
   NSTEP       ENERGY          RMS            GMAX         NAME    NUMBER
    389      -1.0020E+01     7.7049E+01     4.4229E+02     H54        51
 BOND    =      161.0069  ANGLE   =      168.0122  DIHED      =       51.8140
 VDWAALS =      -12.2718  EEL     =     -303.3282  HBOND      =        0.0000
 1-4 VDW =       12.8826  1-4 EEL =      -88.1358  RESTRAINT  =        0.0000
I ran another 440 steps minimization just before the clash one (step 448). I got
the pdb file from the restrt and prmtop and loaded it to xleap. I found that H54
and O41 become one point, which should be two seperated atoms. This tendency
happened from step 389. I do not know why it happened. Is there any method to
avoid this? Thanks a lot.
Lan
Quoting "David A. Case" <case.scripps.edu>:
> On Tue, Feb 17, 2004, L Jin wrote:
> > 
> >  minimization with sander (Amber7)
> >  &cntrl
> >   imin = 1, maxcyc = 500, drms = 0.0005, ntb = 0,
> >   ntpr = 1, cut = 999., ncyc = 100, 
> >  &end
> 
> Have you looked visually at your molecule? Clearly, something very unusual
> is going on.  You converge smoothly to a total energy of around -146 at
> step 329, with an rms gradient that is not too large:
> > 
> > 
> >    NSTEP       ENERGY          RMS            GMAX         NAME    NUMBER
> >     329      -1.4583E+02     1.1848E+00     4.6123E+00     C31        42
> > 
> >  BOND    =        4.5116  ANGLE   =       48.5651  DIHED      =      
> 44.7987
> >  VDWAALS =      -11.6564  EEL     =     -312.0418  HBOND      =       
> 0.0000
> >  1-4 VDW =       12.4566  1-4 EEL =       67.5408  RESTRAINT  =       
> 0.0000
> > 
> Then something bad happens by step 445; the energy has risen to 0.6, and
> the rms gradient is up to 49.  Note that the bond energy especially is
> now very high:
> 
> >   NSTEP       ENERGY          RMS            GMAX         NAME    NUMBER
> >     445       5.9643E-01     4.9484E+01     3.4419E+02     O41        48
> >     
> >  BOND    =      118.4773  ANGLE   =      120.6025  DIHED      =      
> 53.2918
> >  VDWAALS =      -12.3050  EEL     =     -305.5181  HBOND      =       
> 0.0000
> >  1-4 VDW =       12.2175  1-4 EEL =       13.8304  RESTRAINT  =       
> 0.0000
> >  
> 
> After this, things get very bad quickly, with some 1-4 contact getting
> very short:
> 
> > 
> >    NSTEP       ENERGY          RMS            GMAX         NAME    NUMBER
> >     446      -2.5247E+03     7.9332E+03     5.2102E+04     O41        48
> >     
> >  BOND    =      119.2712  ANGLE   =      146.2262  DIHED      =      
> 52.5048
> >  VDWAALS =      -12.2562  EEL     =     -302.8007  HBOND      =       
> 0.0000
> >  1-4 VDW =       12.4022  1-4 EEL =    -2540.0104  RESTRAINT  =       
> 0.0000
> >  
> > 
> >    NSTEP       ENERGY          RMS            GMAX         NAME    NUMBER
> >     447      -3.0601E+05     1.0647E+08     8.2860E+08     H54        51
> >     
> >  BOND    =      120.7894  ANGLE   =      148.1497  DIHED      =      
> 52.4627
> >  VDWAALS =      -12.2550  EEL     =     -302.7370  HBOND      =       
> 0.0000
> >  1-4 VDW =       12.4228  1-4 EEL =  -306025.0251  RESTRAINT  =       
> 0.0000
> >  
> > 
> >    NSTEP       ENERGY          RMS            GMAX         NAME    NUMBER
> >     448      -3.1064E+05     1.0972E+08     8.2030E+08     H54        51
> >     
> >  BOND    =      120.7918  ANGLE   =      148.1526  DIHED      =      
> 52.4626
> >  VDWAALS =      -12.2549  EEL     =     -302.7369  HBOND      =       
> 0.0000
> >  1-4 VDW =       12.4228  1-4 EEL =  -310660.0186  RESTRAINT  =       
> 0.0000
> 
> 
> You need to examine your structure carefully (especially around
> atom H54, or maybe around atom O41).  I suspect you have something
> "non-chemical" going on.
> 
> ...regards...dac
> 
> -- 
> 
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