PDB2SITE(1)

NAME

pdb2site - convert a PDB file into a DMS site file

SYNOPSIS

pdb2site [-i PDB_file] [-o site_file]

DESCRIPTION

Pdb2site reads a Protein Data Bank file and converts it into a site file, suitable for use with the -i flag of dms(1). The -i argument specifies the input PDB file. If no input file is given, pdb2site will read from standard input. The -o argument specifies the output site file. If no output file is given, pdb2site will write to standard output.

     Pdb2site is frequently used in conjunction with MIDAS to
     generate a site file for use with dms(1).  The procedure
     would be to display the atoms of interest in MIDAS, and then
     type the command:
          pdbrun pdb2site -o site_file
     This would generate a file called site_file which is in the
     format appropriate for a dms site file.

SEE ALSO

dms(1), MidasPlus User's Manual, Protein Data Bank, Atomic Coordinate and Bibliographic Entry Format Description.

AUTHOR

Conrad Huang

Computer Graphics Laboratory

University of California, San Francisco