Hello all,
I have still a question about LSQKAB
Why LSQKAB gives a rmsd (or a rms xyz I don't mind) non null for glycine
side chains ?
thanks a lot
nathalie
Eleanor Dodson a écrit :
> Q1) Rms xyz and rmsd mean exactly the same . And as for what you
> should report - that depends on the problem. As long as you state
> clearly what has been fitted ( all atoms, CAs, loops excluded etc etc )
>
> Q2) The algorithms for SSM and LSQKAB are different - SSM fits
> secondary structure elements only, then checks the rmsd of all CAs.
> This is particularly useful for fitting homolous proteins.
>
> LSQKAB requires a list of all the atoms to be matched and that "rms
> xyz" considers all those atoms and only those.
> If you want a report of all differences you must click for that on the
> GUI.
> And as you say this is helpful for finding differences in different
> copies of the same molecule.
> Eleanor
>
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