Re: [AMBER] System blow-up during structure relaxation

From: Carlos Simmerling via AMBER <amber.ambermd.org>
Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2025 11:28:19 -0400

I don't get that error when I build with OPC water.
can you clarify the details of your setup, such as Amber version, and the
tleap script? put that in the email text, many of us don't want to download
unknown files.


On Wed, Oct 8, 2025 at 4:14 AM Antti Salo via AMBER <amber.ambermd.org>
wrote:

> Hello!
>
> I've been preparing structures for AMBER MD simulations using ff19SB
> forcefield and the OPC water model, as suggested in the manual.
> My system stays intact during minimization steps, but blows up already
> during the first step of system relaxation and creating vacuums.
> I have a GDP ligand and a Mg2+ -ion in the systems.
>
> I have gone through the files looking for some reason behind this, but
> still cannot understand what is wrong.
> In leap.log, I noticed a note after loading the OPC water model with
> "source leaprc.water.opc":
>
> """
> Parameters for OPC water (JPCL, 2014, 5 (21), pp 3863-3871)
> (UNKNOWN ATOM TYPE: EP)
> """
>
> Is this something that I should be worried about or not? I've seen the
> same note in some previous posts here, but those haven't been answered.
>
>
> The minimization and equilibration (relaxation) I've been using are
> working for other structures of my colleagues, so those are most likely not
> the problem.
>
>
> I have attached the fundamental files (and some pictures of the systems)
> as a funet filesender link.
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>
> -Antti
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