[AMBER] planarity of Trp side chain and improper torsion term

From: Jorge Iulek <jiulek.ig.com.br>
Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2013 20:15:31 -0200

Hello,

     I started making some dynamics for a protein which has an ATP
bound. I get the following output from leap (after reading "due
parameters" for the ATP ligand):


"
...
Building improper torsion parameters.
  ** Warning: No sp2 improper torsion term for C*-CN-CB-CA
         atoms are: CG CE2 CD2 CE3
  ** Warning: No sp2 improper torsion term for NA-CA-CN-CB
         atoms are: NE1 CZ2 CE2 CD2
  ** Warning: No sp2 improper torsion term for C*-CN-CB-CA
         atoms are: CG CE2 CD2 CE3
  ** Warning: No sp2 improper torsion term for NA-CA-CN-CB
         atoms are: NE1 CZ2 CE2 CD2
  ** Warning: No sp2 improper torsion term for C*-CN-CB-CA
         atoms are: CG CE2 CD2 CE3
  ** Warning: No sp2 improper torsion term for NA-CA-CN-CB
         atoms are: NE1 CZ2 CE2 CD2
  ** Warning: No sp2 improper torsion term for CB-N*-CB-NC
         atoms are: C5 N9 C4 N3
  ** Warning: No sp2 improper torsion term for CA-NB-CB-CB
         atoms are: C6 N7 C5 C4
  total 1241 improper torsions applied
...
"

        The protein has 3 Trp's. I see each absent improper torsion term has as
its "center" each of the atoms that are part of both rings.

     The closest to this I found at
http://structbio.vanderbilt.edu/archives/amber-archive/2009/2714.php ,
in 2009. Just to be sure, I ask if this still applies to the latest leap
version (november 2013) as I understand the other torsion terms (which
are present, eg, in parm99.dat) involving the other atoms of the ring
take care of the cited improper torsions...

        Thanks,


Jorge


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