Difference between revisions of "Generating and Displaying an Electostatic Surface"
From Bridges Lab Protocols
Davebridges (Talk | contribs) |
Davebridges (Talk | contribs) m |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
==Programs Required== | ==Programs Required== | ||
*Pymol http://pymol.sourceforge.net/ | *Pymol http://pymol.sourceforge.net/ | ||
| − | *APBS http://sourceforge.net/projects/apbs/ | + | *APBS http://sourceforge.net/projects/apbs/ this may require a linux box (or can install via Cygwin) |
===Generate PQR and PX Files for the Structure=== | ===Generate PQR and PX Files for the Structure=== | ||
Latest revision as of 15:46, 18 November 2009
Programs Required
- Pymol http://pymol.sourceforge.net/
- APBS http://sourceforge.net/projects/apbs/ this may require a linux box (or can install via Cygwin)
Generate PQR and PX Files for the Structure
- Download or generate PDB file.
- Go to the PDB2PQR server at http://pdb2pqr-1.wustl.edu/pdb2pqr/. The default settings (AMBER forcefield, internal naming scheme) are ok. Check off the Create an APBS input file button.
- Save the pqr file and the APBS input file.
- Run APBS as apbs inputfile.in. This will generate a *.dx file.
Visualizing Electrostatic Surface
- Open pdb file then dx file in pymol.
- Go to plugin -> apbs tools -> visualization.
- Go to the visualization tab.
- Under molecular surface click Color by potential on sol. accesible surface.
- Click on show and adjust settings to -10kV to 10kV and press show again. You may need to adjust these settings again depending on the charge state of your molecule..
