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From: Axel Kohlmeyer (akohlmey_at_cmm.chem.upenn.edu)
Date: Mon Oct 06 2008 - 09:18:15 CDT

On Sat, 4 Oct 2008, BIN ZHANG wrote:

BZ> Hi, All:
BZ> I wonder whether there is an easy way to select the lipid tail of
BZ> membrane in VMD?

that depends on the names of the atoms and residues
that you were using. unlike for amino acids there are
no more-or-less standardized naming conventions, so
you have to have a closer look at your pdb/psf file(s)
and the VMD selection language.

cheers,
   axel.

BZ> Thanks a lot.
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