Hi Francesco,
I would not recommend trying to build a lipid bilayer in Chimera. I
do not have specific information, but I would first look for such
tools in simulation programs such as Amber. You can also look for
publications where simulations in lipid bilayers were performed. If
there are examples you think are well done, you can try to follow the
protocol described in the paper.
I thought there might be coordinates available for an equilibrated
bilayer, but was not able to find it with a little searching. You
might be able to find such a thing with more careful searching.
Another suggestion is to post your question on the amber mailing list
chemistry mailing list (see ccl.net ) or even search their archives.
Best,
Elaine
p.s. about your other question on "cleaning up" structures, if you
mean deleting extra things you don't want, you can use Chimera's
"delete" command, or select the unwanted things and then use
"Actions... Atoms/Bonds... delete"
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UCSF Computer Graphics Lab and Babbitt Lab
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
University of California, San Francisco
On Oct 11, 2007, at 7:38 AM, Francesco Pietra wrote:
How far (and how close to reality) can we go in building a lipid
bilayer with
Chimera for use with Amber and Dock? If possible, where to drop in
Chimera?
I mean a lipid bilayer for a model of ion channel, i.e. ca 30A thick.
Thanks
francesco pietra
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