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<DIV><SPAN class=062024221-30092011><FONT size=2
face=Arial>Hello,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=062024221-30092011><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I'm interested in
using Chimera to visualize oligopeptide structures computed with Gaussian09 as
ribbon structures... that is I'd like to be able to render an alpha helix
backbone as a ribbon and then select specific residues/ligands to be rendered
as tube or ball & stick models. While I can save or convert the
Gaussian output file to a variety of formats, they do not inherently contain the
information necessary for such a rendering of the structure, as one would find
in a true .pdb file.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=062024221-30092011><FONT size=2
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<DIV><SPAN class=062024221-30092011><FONT size=2 face=Arial>So my question is...
Is Chimera the correct place to start for creating such representations?
If so, can you please point me to any documentation that would assist me in
doing so?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=062024221-30092011><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Thank
you,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=062024221-30092011><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Dr. Michael
Lodewyk</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=062024221-30092011><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Tantillo Group, UC
Davis</FONT></SPAN></DIV></BODY></HTML>