Hello Evan,
You will need to modify the AMBER source code to enter fluorine parameters.
I would go to $AMBERHOME/src/sander/mdread.f and add in parameters.  Keep in
mind the vdw radius for fluorine is 1.47 Angstroms.  Have fun and let me
know if you need any help with this.
Scott
On 7/5/06, Evan Kelly <ebkelly.ualberta.ca> wrote:
>
> Hi Everyone,
> I am trying to run a sander calculation on a protein ligand complex.  I
> used antechamber to create the prmtop and inpcrd files for the ligand.  I am
> using the igb=2 option.  I get the following error:
>
> bad atom type: f
>
>
> here is my in file:
>
>  &cntrl
>   imin   = 1,
>   drms   = 0.0001
>   ntmin  = 1,
>   ncyc   = 50,
>   maxcyc = 100,
>   ntb    = 0,
>   ntf    = 1,
>   ntc    = 1,
>   cut    = 30,
>   ntr    = 0,
>   igb    = 2, saltcon= 0.1, rgbmax = 30, gbsa = 1,
>   ntpr = 1, ntwx = 100, ntwr = 100,
> /
>
>
> Information of note:
>
> 1) a similar system that does not contain F atoms works perfectly fine.
> 2) I tried changing the 'f' atom types in the prmtop file to 'F' and the
> same problem occurred (bad atom type: F)
> 3) the error does NOT occur when I turn GB solvation off (igb = 0)
> 4) this was run on two different systems to the exact same error.
>
> Are there any suggestions or comments?  Thanks in advance!
>
>
> ----------------------------------
> Evan Kelly
> ebkelly.ualberta.ca
>
>
>
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