Hi,

I am using CASTp plugin from Chimera in order to calculate both the volume and surface area of a specific pocket. I noticed that the 'mouth' atoms can be excluded from the visualization, and even the surface area is reported separately for both the pocket and the mouths by CASTp. However, there is only one reported volume. Is that volume considering both the pocket and mouth atoms to make just one general calculation? In addition, where can I find more info about the criteria to define a pocket's mouth?

Thanks in advance for your help.

Best regards,


Andrés Felipe Vásquez J., BSc, MSc.
Grupo de Fisiología Molecular
Subdirección de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica
Dirección de Investigación en Salud Pública
Instituto Nacional de Salud
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Bogotá, D.C., Colombia