# smase D in ribbons with acitve site plus sulfates and waters zap load ../proteins/1XX1.pdb # Let's play with RASMOL! # Type "help" to start the help function. # Type "help commands" to get a list of commands. # Type "help colors" to get a list of colors. # Type "help expression" for some hints on how to select things # RASMOL opens with a wireframe view, so turn it off. wireframe off # Let's just work with one of the four molecules in the unit cell. select *A # Now get a ribon view. ribbons on # The molecule will now rotate funny 'cause of the invisible three. # So use the center command. center *A # We want to color the helices and sheets differently. # First we have to find out where they are. # The "structure" command reads the secondary structure assignment out # of the .pdb file or calculates them if they aren't in the .pdb. structure # Now we can pick out the helices and sheets. # First, the helices: select helix color seagreen # Then the sheets select sheet color YellowTint # finally everything else select not(helix or sheet) color SkyBlue # I can't live without the stereo... stereo on # You can define sets of atoms and give them names. # This is especially handy if you have subsections of the molecule you # need to turn on and off. # Here, I'm defining groups of atoms in the active site. # These are the his (12 and 47) and the acid groups (32,34,91) # catsite = catalytic site define catsite *A and (12,47,32,34,91) # hissite is the his groups in the catalytic site define hissite *A and (12,47) # metsite is the groups that bind the metals. # Ok, so the names aren't very original, so sue me. define metsite *A and (32,34,91) # Now to turn on the metal ion. # But wait, how did I find it??????? # Type "select hetero" and "cpk" # All those red spheres are your waters. # The green sphere tucked away inside the protein is your magnesium. # Click on the green sphere.... # Bye the way, clicking on any atom will identify it! Hubba hubba # After you click on the green sphere, you should see: # Atom: MG 9196 Hetero: MG 9001 # So..... select MG9001 cpk color cpk # Now, turn on the side chains in the active site. # "wireframe 75" makes nicely fat wires. Try other numbers for # thinner or fatter wires. select catsite and sidechain wireframe 75 color cpk # The sulfate in the active site is hetero #3001 # I couldn't get it to name properly so: select hetero and 3001 wireframe 75 color cpk # Finally, let's get the waters in the active site: define catwat (HOH931 or HOH927 or HOH890) select catwat cpk color cpk # Voila!