Have you tried Modeller ?
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On 2/28/07, anagha gupta <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hi CCP4 community!
>
> I have constructed a homology model of a deletion variant of a protein whose
> structure has already been solved. These deletions are 3-4 amino acid in
> length and are in a loop that connects two helices. The model structures
> look good with respect to bond lengths in the aforementioned loop region but
> the bond angles (especially Phi and Psi) are very distorted. Ramachandran
> plot suggests the same and some of the amino acids flanking the loop are now
> in the disallowed region.
> I thought one way to avoid this is to delete one amino acid at a time and
> construct the model and use the previous model as the template to construct
> the next model. This is not working very well in fixing the wrong angles.
>
> I was wondering if
>
> 1) Anybody out there knows good homology modeling software. I used SWISS
> model and CPH model to create my models. I have heard about prime but right
> now am waiting to get the software .
> 2) Is there a way I can fix the angles if I perform an energy minimization
> of the model.
>
> Suggestions are appreciated.
> Thanks,
> Anagha.
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