[MMTK] Connectivity of hetero groups in PDB files

[Konrad Hinsen]

On Aug 8, 2008, at 13:24, bgbg bg wrote:

> I cannot figure out how to preserve the connectivity of hetero groups
> in PDB files. The following example shows loading the 4DFR complex and
> saving one of the metotrexate molecules to a file. As you can see, no
> CONECT entries are available.
> Can anyone help me?

Unfortunately there is no simple solution in your case. The PDB  
output routines used by MMTK never write CONECT records, and upon  
reading, any CONECT records are discarded. MMTK relies on its own  
molecule definitions for connectivity.

Konrad.
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