From: Justin Gullingsrud (justin_at_ks.uiuc.edu)
Date: Thu Mar 22 2001 - 12:32:23 CST

Hi,

The next to last column is, I think the B-factor (or Beta, in VMD
terminology). Thus, if you make a selection like

        beta > 60

you should get just the first 4 atoms.

You can color by beta as well, and change the color using the color
scale controls in the Color menu.

Justin

On Mon, Mar 19, 2001 at 07:33:01PM -0800, Yunfeng Hu wrote:
> I have a pdb file like this
> ATOM 5 CB HIS 3 -16.235 -1.096 -33.335 1.00 93.62 57
> POC
> ATOM 6 CG HIS 3 -16.801 -2.279 -34.053 1.00 96.09 57
> POC
> ATOM 7 ND1 HIS 3 -16.128 -3.477 -34.152 1.00 97.72 57
> POC
> ATOM 34 OE2 GLU 6 -14.184 5.483 -27.224 1.00 74.34 44
> POC
> ATOM 36 CA VAL 7 -20.215 0.594 -25.878 1.00 54.93 20
> POC
> ATOM 40 CG1 VAL 7 -22.049 1.281 -24.309 1.00 53.91 20
> POC
> ATOM 40 CG1 VAL 7 -22.049 1.281 -24.309 1.00 53.91 67
> POC
> ATOM 46 CB ALA 8 -21.668 -2.539 -29.245 1.00 43.10 57
> POC
>
> I wonder if I can select the group of atms based on the number difference
> of the next to the last collum.
> Thanks!
>
> Yunfeng
>

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