liuxz at PUBMS.PKU.EDU.CN wrote:
>> Hi,
>> This question has been asked by someone else. But I do not
> see any answer which I would like to know too. Would someone
> please explain it on the mailinglist? Thanks for any help.
>> > Would someone please explain the term "ic" in the file topallhdg.pro,
> > which is new in v3851 ?
> >
> > ic N C *CA CB 0.0 0.0 120.0 0.0 0.0
Hello
The IC command in X-PLOR is a carryover for its Charmm legacy.
ID stands for the Internal Coordinate manipulation commands.
My man pages say:
Purpose of the various Internal Coordinate commands
Description :
These commands are used to setup, modify and process the
internal coordinates of the molecule. This operation is very useful
in setting up atom coordinates whenever they are not known. This
occurs when a protein structure is built from scratch or when an
existing structure is modified. The modification can be simply a
conformational change, or a change in the residue sequence through
replacement, insertion, or deletion. Many of these modifications can
be processed within the program as it currently stands. Other more
difficult modifications can be facilitated by editing the internal
coordinate card file by using external programs.
This facility is also useful as an analysis tool. Several
support
program use the output from IC tables for conformational analysis
(phi-psi maps, ring pucker, pseudorotational angles, solvent
structure,...).
Hope this answers your question
Isabelle
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