Re: [AMBER] simulate large molecules with implicit water model (GB)

From: Carlos Simmerling <carlos.simmerling.gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:46:50 -0400

be very careful if you plan to use explicit ions with GB. it was discussed
on this list recently.
there is also significant local expertise on continuum solvation at UCSD-
talk to those people and see what they think about this.
look at the positions of your Na+ and see where they are going.


On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 1:42 PM, Yan Gao <yan.gao.2001.gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear Amber users,
>
> I am trying to simulate 4 large molecules (totally 14000 atoms) with 160
> negative charges (balanced by Na+).
> I setup the .prmtop and .inpcrd files. Plan to minimize the system energy
> first in vac, then with gb, then simulate the system with gb.
>
> However during my first minimization in vac, the totally energy keeps
> positive (although decreasing). May I know if this is normal? Thanks.
>
>
> Below are the last steps:
>
> ************************************************************************************************
> NSTEP ENERGY RMS GMAX NAME NUMBER
> 4900 4.2524E+04 6.1255E-01 1.5029E+01 Na+ 13192
>
> BOND = 3072.5966 ANGLE = 5996.4700 DIHED =
> 21717.1678
> VDWAALS = -4816.7280 EEL = -2387.7248 HBOND =
> 0.0000
> 1-4 VDW = 9620.1746 1-4 EEL = 9321.6567 RESTRAINT =
> 0.0000
>
>
> NSTEP ENERGY RMS GMAX NAME NUMBER
> 4950 4.2483E+04 5.0476E-01 1.1085E+01 Na+ 13175
>
> BOND = 3064.7886 ANGLE = 5976.9772 DIHED =
> 21720.5243
> VDWAALS = -4815.9956 EEL = -2408.2766 HBOND =
> 0.0000
> 1-4 VDW = 9620.5387 1-4 EEL = 9324.8584 RESTRAINT =
> 0.0000
>
>
> NSTEP ENERGY RMS GMAX NAME NUMBER
> 5000 4.2580E+04 5.7094E-01 1.2015E+01 Na+ 13175
>
> BOND = 3058.8158 ANGLE = 5958.4449 DIHED =
> 21725.4094
> VDWAALS = -4818.3656 EEL = -2294.1242 HBOND =
> 0.0000
> 1-4 VDW = 9621.5499 1-4 EEL = 9328.4365 RESTRAINT =
> 0.0000
>
> ************************************************************************************************
> Regards,
> --
> Yan Gao
> Jacobs School of Engineering
> University of California, San Diego
> Tel: 858-952-2308
> Email: Yan.Gao.2001.gmail.com
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