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From: Axel Kohlmeyer (akohlmey_at_cmm.chem.upenn.edu)
Date: Wed Jan 02 2008 - 11:46:13 CST

On Wed, 2 Jan 2008, Sampo Karkola wrote:

SK> Hi,

hi sampo,

SK> I was wondering if it is possible to select atoms (or residues) from a
SK> protein based on a ligand that is not part of the protein? For example, I
SK> have a protein structure (as molecule 0) with an empty cavity and I read in
SK> a docked ligand (as molecule 1) and I would like to select protein residues

no. this is not (currently) possible. selections in VMD can only
be for a single molecule.

SK> in a 6 Å sphere around the ligand. If this is not possible, is there a
SK> command to merge the ligand to the protein structure?

SK> This subject might have been discussed recently on the list but I could not
SK> find it in the archives.

if you want to merge two pdb files, you can just use a text editor.
just remove the END. if you have .pdb/.psf you can use the mergepdbs
script from the script library (provided you are using the CHARMM
force field).

BTW: you can find this by sticking the following into google:

merge pdb files site:ks.uiuc.edu

restricting the search with site:ks.uiuc.edu is in general a
good way to search _all_ available resources on the TCBG servers
at the same time. ;-)

cheers,
   axel.

SK>
SK> Regards,
SK>
SK> Sampo
SK>
SK> ________________________
SK> Sampo Karkola
SK> Doctoral student
SK>
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SK> Department of Chemistry
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SK> University of Helsinki
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SK>
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SK> fax. +358 9 191 50366
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SK> 

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