Package pdb2pqr-1.5-1

PDB2PQR is a Python software package that automates many of the common tasks of preparing structures for continuum electrostatics calculations, providing a platform-independent utility for converting protein files in PDB format to PQR format. These tasks include: Adding a limited number of missing heavy atoms to biomolecular structures Determining side-chain pKas Placing missing hydrogens Optimizing the protein for favorable hydrogen bonding Assigning charge and radius parameters from a variety of force fields PDB2PQR was ported to Python by Todd Dolinsky while working with Nathan Baker at Washington University in St. Louis. The PDB2PQR code is based on C++ design and algorithms by Jens Erik Nielsen. PDB2PQR was originally designed to facilitate structure preparation for APBS. PDB2PQR uses PropKa to determine protein pKa values. PropKa is developed by the Jensen Research Group at the University of Iowa. More information about PropKa can be found at http://propka.chem.uiowa.edu.