[chimerax-users] Ramachandran Map in ChimeraX?

[Elaine Meng]

Hi Ralph,
A missing tool (something in Chimera but not ChimeraX) should not be interpreted as intentionally chosen to be dropped... instead we may not have had time yet to add it.  It's certainly fine to ask on this mailing list, and good for us to hear which features users are most eager to have in ChimeraX.

Since ChimeraX is built using entirely different frameworks than Chimera, tools need to be reimplemented mostly from scratch rather than simply copied and slotted in.  We have somewhat limited manpower. Consider that Chimera tools were added over 15-20 years!

As for Ramachandran maps specifically, there may be something like that in the ISOLDE plugin.  ISOLDE is generally for rather advanced users building atomic structures into cryoEM density, but I can investigate whether it could simply be used to show a Ramachandran map for protein structures and how difficult that might be for somebody at the student level.

I hope this helps,
Elaine
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Elaine C. Meng, Ph.D.                       
UCSF Chimera(X) team
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
University of California, San Francisco


> On Jan 12, 2022, at 5:41 AM, Ralph Loring <rhloring at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi, I'm updating protein problems for the upcoming semester and translating the instructions from Chimera to ChimeraX.  I can't find the Ramachandran plot in ChimeraX.  Is there an add-in that I'm missing?  I don't see it mentioned in the guide and can't find it in the help section.  If it's not there, is there a reason it was dropped?  The students find it instructive.
> Thanks,
> Ralph
> 
> 
> Ralph H. Loring
> Associate Professor of Pharmacology
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