CCL: AUTODOCK error



Hi Sola,

     I am afraid that Autodock could not handle Metal-atoms.
     As far as I know that since AutoDock doesn't handle metal atoms so parameters for 'Metal atoms' is not available or parametrization is not done.

    Please correct me if I am wrong.
Thanks
Rocky

On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 3:20 PM, rv sola rvsolo(!)gmail.com <owner-chemistry+/-ccl.net> wrote:

Sent to CCL by: "rv  sola" [rvsolo]![gmail.com]
dear ccl members,

           i would like to dock a metal complex with DNA. i am using AUTODOCK windows version and i got the following error message while processing the docking.

ERROR:  Unknown ligand atom type "Cu"; add parameters for it to the parameter library first!

if anybody experienced the same problem and possible solution?

yours,

rv sola



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