[AMBER] Restraints not read by Sander for QM/MM

From: Abdullah Bin Faheem via AMBER <amber.ambermd.org>
Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2023 19:09:50 +0000

Hello everyone,

I plan to run QM/MM simulations with the DFTB3 semi-empirical method where I wanted to add some NMR restraints to the bonds in the QM region. Nevertheless, when I try to do that I get this in the output file:

           Begin reading energy term weight changes/NMR restraints
WEIGHT CHANGES:
DUMPFREQ 100 0 0.000000 0.000000 0 0
                         ** No weight changes given **

RESTRAINTS:
  No valid redirection requests found
                          ** No restraint defined **

                  Done reading weight changes/NMR restraints

This implies that the restraints were not read. I further tested this by using very high restraint values, but the atoms that were supposed to be constrained move far apart fairly quickly.
I am currently using AMBER22 (also tested with AMBER18 but it gave same results) and the following are my input files:


Run NVT simulation at 298 K
&cntrl
   imin = 0, ntx = 1, irest = 0,
   ntpr = 500, ntave = 5000,
   ntwr = 500,
   ntwx = 100, ntwe = 0,
   ntf = 2, ntc = 2, ntb = 1,
   cut = 12.0, nsnb = 10,
   nstlim = 1000000, dt = 0.001,
   tempi = 298, temp0 = 298.0,
   ntt = 3, tautp = 1.0,
   ig=-1, ifqnt=1, nmropt = 1,
/
&wt type='DUMPFREQ', istep1=100
/
&wt type='END'
/
&qmmm
  qmmask = ':2967',
  qmcharge = -1,
  qm_theory = 'DFTB3',
  qmshake = 0, diag_routine = 0,
  qm_ewald = 1, qm_pme = 1,
  printcharges = 1, printdipole = 1, verbosity = 0
/
DISANG=dist.RST


dist.RST file:
&rst
iat=9340,9341, r1=0.0, r2=0.0, r3=3.5, r4=999, rk2=900.0, rk3=900.0,
/
&rst
iat=9340,9342, r1=0.0, r2=0.0, r3=3.5, r4=999, rk2=900.0, rk3=900.0,
/

I believe there might be something incorrect in my input files but I cant seem to locate the issue. Any suggestions would be of great help.

Thank you for your time.


Abdullah


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