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From: Francesco Oteri (francesco.oteri_at_gmail.com)
Date: Sun Dec 19 2010 - 14:39:53 CST

Il 19/12/2010 20:59, Axel Kohlmeyer ha scritto:
> On Sun, Dec 19, 2010 at 2:00 PM, leila karami<karami.leila1_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>> Dear VMD users
>>
>> I opened a protein (containing 40 amino acids) by VMD. I want to know
>> what amino acids of protein are put in 1.5 angstrom within amino acid
>> number 17.
> ...and i want a pony for christmas. ;)
>
>
> you have two options
>
> 1) read the VMD user's guide and understand how atom selections
> work and then use them to get this information.
>
> 2) use your knowledge of chemistry and typical bond lengths and atom
> distances in organic molecules to answer this question directly
> without using VMD.
>
> once you have done either one, you can sit back and realize
> that it is not a very good idea to ask a question on public mailing
> list to people that volunteer others to help without giving any
> indication that you have made some attempts to solve the
> problem yourself.
>
>
> axel.
>
> ps.: thanks for providing such a great opportunity revive
> a very old - but timely - joke.
>
The right answer should be:

same residue as within 1.5 of resid 40