You shouldn't keep the waters for a normal mode calculation. In this case, you can strip the waters and just minimize in the gas phase or with a GB model (if you make a compatible prmtop).
MMPBSA.py will do this for you automatically using a nab program to do the normal mode calculation.
HTH,
Jason
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On Apr 30, 2011, at 10:00 AM, sunita gupta <sunita.bio.gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello Carlos,
>
> Again I did the centering as well as imaging using ptraj command :
> *center:1-368
> image center familiar*
> and even visualized the trajectory ...everything seems perfect...and solvent
> is not moving far from the central box.
>
> I again ran the minimization using Amner10...nd got the same output pasted
> earlier..
> This time also tried with Amber11 and prepared the min.in file based on
> trajene.in (amber11/test/trajene_box/). Here the things are running fine.
> Below is the min.in file
> &cntrl
> imin = 5, ntx = 1,
> ntt = 1, tautp = 1.0, temp0 = 300.0, tempi = 300.0,
> ntc = 2, ntf = 1, ntb = 2,
> ntp = 1, taup = 1.0,
> ntwx = 1, ntwe = 0, ntwr = 1, ntpr = 1, ioutfm = 0,
> cut = 12.0, iwrap = 1,
> /
> As Amber11 is supporting the PBC condition , will it be ok if I use Amber11
> for minimizing the trajectory and further use it for normal mode calculation
> using Amber10?
> Guide me if I am doing anything wrong.
>
> Many thanks.
>
>
> On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 6:26 PM, Carlos Simmerling <
> carlos.simmerling.gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> you said centering has been done- but did you image? it's possible that if
>> you didn't have imaging on in the MD, that the solvent has moved far from
>> the central box. visualize the trajectory before postprocessing to make
>> sure
>> you know what you're analyzing.
>> On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 8:40 AM, sunita gupta <sunita.bio.gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> If I am using ntb = 1, I am getting an error "IMIN=5 does not support
>>> periodic boundaries (ifbox>0, ntb>0)", hence I uesd ntb =0
>>>
>>> On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 5:56 PM, Jason Swails <jason.swails.gmail.com
>>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> If water and stuff is present, do you really want to be using ntb == 0?
>>> If
>>>> you just use ntb = 1, then you should get the necessary behavior
>> without
>>>> having to center/image (moreover, you actually treat the long-range
>>>> electrostatics properly).
>>>>
>>>> HTH,
>>>> Jason
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 1:42 PM, sunita gupta <sunita.bio.gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Yeah, water is present and centering of mdcrd file has been done
>> using
>>>>> ptraj.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 5:09 PM, Adrian Roitberg <
>> roitberg.qtp.ufl.edu
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I am assuming this was done with a water box ?
>>>>>> Try centering/imaging your molecule/box before using imin=5
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 4/29/11 1:36 PM, sunita gupta wrote:
>>>>>>> Hello Everyone,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I am having 5ns mdcrd file and I want to minimize it further with
>>>>> imin=5
>>>>>> for
>>>>>>> maxcyc=5000. But here I am getting the mdcrd file having only one
>>>> frame
>>>>>> and
>>>>>>> no rst file.
>>>>>>> The out file shows that it ran for one step, Can anyone help me
>>> with
>>>>> this
>>>>>>> error? I am using Amber10.
>>>>>>> *min.in file (minimization input file)*
>>>>>>> &cntrl
>>>>>>> imin = 5,
>>>>>>> maxcyc = 5000,
>>>>>>> ncyc = 2000,
>>>>>>> ntb = 0,
>>>>>>> ntr = 0,
>>>>>>> cut = 12, ntpr = 1, ntwx = 1,
>>>>>>> nmropt=0,
>>>>>>> /
>>>>>>> *Min.out file is pasted below:*
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Maximum number of minimization cycles reached.
>>>>>>> FINAL RESULTS
>>>>>>> NSTEP ENERGY RMS GMAX NAME
>>>>>> NUMBER
>>>>>>> 5000 -8.7965E+04 3.1104E+00 8.1496E+01 HB2
>>> 1765
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> BOND = 13550.5326 ANGLE = 985.3458 DIHED =
>>>>>>> 3417.9826
>>>>>>> VDWAALS = 27007.4725 EEL = -149685.0349 HBOND =
>>>>>>> 0.0000
>>>>>>> 1-4 VDW = 1250.1481 1-4 EEL = 15508.2819 RESTRAINT =
>>>>>>> 0.0000
>>>>>>> minimization completed, ENE= -.87965271E+05 RMS= 0.311043E+01
>>>>>>> minimizing coord set # 2
>>>>>>> Frac coord min, max: -1202863.84373385
>> 1202865.00693183
>>>>>>> The system has extended beyond
>>>>>>> the extent of the virtual box.
>>>>>>> Restarting sander will recalculate
>>>>>>> a new virtual box with 30 Angstroms
>>>>>>> extra on each side, if there is a
>>>>>>> restart file for this configuration.
>>>>>>> SANDER BOMB in subroutine Routine: map_coords (ew_force.f)
>>>>>>> Atom out of bounds. If a restart has been written,
>>>>>>> restarting should resolve the error
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> *The command used is:* mpirun -np 4 /opt/apps/amber10/exe/sander
>> -O
>>>> -i
>>>>>>> min.in -o LI4_min.out -p pro_LI4.top -c pro_LI4.crd -y
>>> LI4_5ns.mdcrd
>>>>> -r
>>>>>>> LI4_min.crd -x LI4_min.mdcrd
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Dr. Adrian E. Roitberg
>>>>>> Associate Professor
>>>>>> Quantum Theory Project, Department of Chemistry
>>>>>> University of Florida
>>>>>>
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