From: Francesco Pietra (chiendarret_at_gmail.com)
Date: Thu Jan 20 2022 - 08:31:36 CST
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Thanks for advice
francesco pietra
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From: Francesco Pietra <chiendarret_at_gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Jan 20, 2022 at 9:26 AM
Subject: Problems with charmm36 modified nucleotides for psfgen and namd
To: NAMD <namd-l_at_ks.uiuc.edu>, VMD Mailing List <vmd-l_at_ks.uiuc.edu>
Hi all
I am encountering problems to run MD on latest namd with charmm36 modified
nucleotides. psf/pdb generated on latest vmd text with psfgen (autopsfgen
does not understand modified nucleotides, as I posted recently)
The problems concerns the structure of the "small molecule" ligand
surrounded bu nucleotides, and in small part by proteins.
The "small molecule" parameterized at the  MATCH server, in TIP3 water
performs very well under MD on the basis of solely its MATCH-generated rpm
(plus water/ions prm). When embodied (non bonded) in the nucleotide system,
it undergoes structural distortions, mainly angle/dihedral at sp3 carbons
(methyl groups), but also at CH2 groups, and the benzene ring become s
heavily non planar. The carbon backbone has a correct bonding sequence.
In my understanding, parameters are being mixed.  "grep -r atomname" at the
used parameters shows that only params from MATCH are used for non
distorted atoms
>
> francesco_at_vaio:~/tmp$ grep -r O301
> HMT.prm:C331   O301   360.00     1.4150
> HMT.prm:C251   O301   450.00     1.3710
> HMT.prm:C251   C251   O301   130.00     111.70
> HMT.prm:HGA3   C331   O301   45.90      108.89
> HMT.prm:C331   O301   C251   65.00      108.00
> HMT.prm:CC51   C251   O301   75.70      110.10
> HMT.prm:O301   C251   C251   CRC1   8.8900     2      180.00
> HMT.prm:HG51   C251   C251   O301   4.5000     2      180.00
> HMT.prm:C251   C251   O301   C331   0.2700     2      0.00
> HMT.prm:C251   C251   O301   C331   0.0000     3      0.00
> HMT.prm:C251   C251   O301   C331   0.2000     1      0.00
> HMT.prm:HGA3   C331   O301   C251   0.0850     3      0.00
> HMT.prm:C331   O301   C251   CC51   1.6500     2      180.00
> HMT.prm:C331   O301   C251   CC51   0.4500     3      0.00
> HMT.prm:C331   O301   C251   CC51   0.1000     1      180.00
> HMT.prm:O302   CC51   C251   O301   0.2000     3      0.00
> HMT.prm:CRC1   CC51   C251   O301   0.0000     3      0.00
> HMT.prm:HGA1   CC51   C251   O301   0.1950     3      0.00
> HMT.prm:O301   0.0000     -0.1000    1.6500
> HMT.rtf:MASS   142 O301  15.99900 O
> HMT.rtf:ATOM O3   O301  -0.310000
>
while for atoms that become distorted, params from elsewhere are probably
also taken
francesco_at_vaio:~/tmp$ grep -r C331
> HMT.prm:C331   O301   360.00     1.4150
> HMT.prm:C331   HGA3   322.00     1.1110
> HMT.prm:C331   O302   340.00     1.4300
> HMT.prm:C301   C331   222.50     1.5380
> HMT.prm:HGA3   C331   O301   45.90      108.89
> HMT.prm:C331   O301   C251   65.00      108.00
> HMT.prm:HGA3   C331   HGA3   35.50      108.40
> HMT.prm:C2O2   O302   C331   40.00      109.60
> HMT.prm:HGA3   C331   O302   60.00      109.50
> HMT.prm:C331   C301   C321   58.35      113.50
> HMT.prm:C331   C301   C331   58.35      113.50
> HMT.prm:O311   C301   C331   75.70      110.10
> HMT.prm:C301   C331   HGA3   33.43      110.10
> HMT.prm:C251   C251   O301   C331   0.2700     2      0.00
> HMT.prm:C251   C251   O301   C331   0.0000     3      0.00
> HMT.prm:C251   C251   O301   C331   0.2000     1      0.00
>
HMT.prm:HGA3   C331   O301   C251   0.0850     3      0.00
> HMT.prm:C331   O301   C251   CC51   1.6500     2      180.00
> HMT.prm:C331   O301   C251   CC51   0.4500     3      0.00
> HMT.prm:C331   O301   C251   CC51   0.1000     1      180.00
> HMT.prm:C331   O302   C2O2   C321   2.0500     2      180.00
> HMT.prm:C331   O302   C2O2   O2D1   3.8500     2      180.00
> HMT.prm:C331   O302   C2O2   O2D1   0.9650     1      180.00
> HMT.prm:C2O2   O302   C331   HGA3   0.0000     3      0.00
> HMT.prm:C321   C321   C301   C331   0.2000     3      0.00
> HMT.prm:HGA3   C331   C301   C321   0.1600     3      0.00
> HMT.prm:C331   C301   C321   HGA2   0.1950     3      0.00
> HMT.prm:HGA3   C331   C301   C331   0.1600     3      0.00
> HMT.prm:HGP1   O311   C301   C331   0.1400     2      0.00
> HMT.prm:HGP1   O311   C301   C331   0.2400     3      0.00
> HMT.prm:HGP1   O311   C301   C331   1.1300     1      0.00
> HMT.prm:O311   C301   C331   HGA3   0.1400     3      0.00
> HMT.prm:C331   0.0000     -0.0780    2.0500
>
par_all36_carb.prm:MASS  -1  CC331     12.01100 ! generic acyclic CH3
> carbon (xyl C6, glcna/galna CT)
> par_all36_carb.prm:CC2O3   CC331    330.00  1.500   ! ketone MP2/6-31g*,
> CSD geometry
> par_all36_carb.prm:CC2O4   CC331    250.00  1.500   ! acetaldehyde, adm
> par_all36_carb.prm:CC301   CC331    222.50  1.538   ! genff CG301 CG331
> par_all36_carb.prm:CC311   CC331    222.50  1.538   ! par22 CT3 CT1
> par_all36_carb.prm:CC331   CC3163   222.50  1.538   ! par22 CT3 CT1 og
> xtal alfuco
> par_all36_carb.prm:CC2O1   CC331    250.00  1.520   ! og ipaa and xtal
> acglua11 agalam10 nacman10
> par_all36_carb.prm:CC321   CC331    222.50  1.528   ! par22 CT3 CT2
> par_all36_carb.prm:CC331   OC311M   428.00  1.420   ! par22 OH1 CT3
> par_all36_carb.prm:CC331   OC301    360.00  1.415   ! par35 CC33A OC30A
> par_all36_carb.prm:NC2D1   CC331    320.00  1.430   ! par22 NH1 CT3
>
etc, long list
Even using the ParamChem-CGenFF server (generating .str to be used with
CGenFF parameters v 4.5, while I used v 4.6 because 4.5 does not exist)
same issue.
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