Jmol/Superposition: Difference between revisions
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define ~actgal 1.1 and (47,92,93,134,142,168,170,172,203,206,207,227,231) and *:A.CA | define ~actgal 1.1 and (47,92,93,134,142,168,170,172,203,206,207,227,231) and *:A.CA | ||
define ~actnagal 2.1 and (33,78,79,119,127,154,156,158,188,191,192,213,217) and *:A.CA</nowiki> | define ~actnagal 2.1 and (33,78,79,119,127,154,156,158,188,191,192,213,217) and *:A.CA</nowiki> | ||
If you don't know which atoms to superimpose, or if you don't even know which other structure is similar to the one of interest, you can do a [[Structural alignment tools|structural alignment]] first. The output will tell you which structures show similarity to the one of interest, and it will show a list of equivalent atoms (usually it just considers C-alpha atoms for protein structures). Historically, Jane Richardson's [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_S._Richardson ribbon drawings] played an important role in detecting structural similarities through human pattern recognition ("This cartoon looks similar to another structure I saw previously"). | |||
==Compare command== | ==Compare command== | ||