In MD movie I loaded complex.prmtop and complex.inpcrd files
In Tools/Amber/Add ions I selected Ion types Na+ to neutralise complex.inpcrd using AMBER ff14SB for standard residues and AM1-BCC for other residues (I’m attaching a snapshot showing the Na+ ions in red).
I then proceeded to solvate the complex using TIP3PBOX and Box size: 9
NOTE: I unticked the Removed existing ions/solvent box
I obtained the following Warning “Could not determine charges for pre-existing solvent/ions from added solvent/ions for: NA NA
I generated complex_solv.prmtop and complex_solv.inpcrd files
When I checked the complex_solv.prmtop file in cpptraj, I did not see any of the Na+ions (see below).
> resinfo
#Res Name First Last Natom #Orig #Mol
1 ASP 1 14 14 1 1
2 THR 15 28 14 2 1
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250 LEU 3988 4006 19 250 3
251 VAL 4007 4023 17 251 3
252 KBR 4024 4062 39 252 4
253 WAT 4063 4065 3 253 5
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10272 WAT 34084 34086 3 10272 10024
10273 WAT 34087 34089 3 10273 10025
Is this what should be expected? Should I consider the solvated complex charge neutralised?
Antechamber generated exactly the corresponding complex_solv.prmtop file with Na+ ions
Thank you in advance for any suggestions.