RE: AMBER: ADDIONS do not neutralize to ZERO

From: Bill Ross <ross.cgl.ucsf.edu>
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 09:30:06 -0800 (PST)

> I have an organic ligand for which the charge is >>>
>
> > check TEL
> Checking 'TEL'....
> WARNING: The unperturbed charge of the unit: 0.999960 is not zero.
> Checking parameters for unit 'TEL'.
> Checking for bond parameters.
> Checking for angle parameters.
> check: Warnings: 1
> Unit is OK.
>
> Should this be a problem? I want to simulate the system with the
> organic ligand charged.

I forget if there's a 'fudge factor' when neutralizing with ions.
This is pretty close to integral charge. If you can get it to 1.0
that could neutralize worry :-) If you don't want to neutralize it
with an ion, I doubt it's a problem. Otherwise try and see if it
gets neutralized.

Bill

>
> Thanks for help. Best Regards
> Akshay Patny (Olemiss)
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-amber.scripps.edu [mailto:owner-amber.scripps.edu] On
> Behalf Of Bill Ross
> Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 7:58 PM
> To: amber.scripps.edu
> Subject: Re: AMBER: ADDIONS do not neutralize to ZERO
>
> >> addions2 ang Cl- 0
> > ERROR: The unperturbed charge of the unit: 0.970410 is not integral.
> > WARNING: The unperturbed charge of the unit: 0.970410 is not zero.
>
> > I defined in my command to neutralize the system until the charge
> > becomes '0'. Can you suggest me what is going wrong, or if it is
> > okay??
>
> If you were to 'check ang' before adding ions, the charge would
> presumably not be integral, e.g. .97041 after the decimal. Do you
> have any non-standard residues that might have a non-integral
> charge? Leap adds ions with integral charge and thus the solute
> must have integral charge to arrive at 0.
>
> Bill
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