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Molecular Modeling
Molecular Modeling PyMOL Commands for Docking and MD: Beginner Cheat Sheet Learn the PyMOL commands docking and MD students use every week, from binding-site selections to polar contacts and ray-traced figures. Start here. Dr. Abdul Rajjak Shaikh 12 min read Molecular Modeling How to Pick the Best Compound After Docking and MD Stop ranking hits on the Vina score alone. Build a defensible shortlist using ligand efficiency, filters and four MD criteria your examiner… Dr. Abdul Rajjak Shaikh 10 min read Molecular Modeling ESMFold Tutorial: Predict Protein Structure in Seconds Fold a protein sequence with ESMFold in one curl command, read its pLDDT scores correctly, and learn when to use AlphaFold instead. Dr. Abdul Rajjak Shaikh 12 min read Molecular Modeling AlphaFold pLDDT and PAE Scores: Is Your Model Good Enough? Read pLDDT from the B-factor column and the PAE plot, then apply a clear go/no-go rule for docking or MD. Learn which… Dr. Abdul Rajjak Shaikh 13 min read Molecular Modeling Energy-Minimize a Ligand in Avogadro Before Docking Build, protonate and energy-minimize a ligand in Avogadro, then export a clean file for Vina. Follow the steps and avoid the mistakes… Dr. Abdul Rajjak Shaikh 12 min read Molecular Modeling DCCM Analysis of a GROMACS Trajectory, Step by Step Compute and read a dynamic cross-correlation matrix from a GROMACS run with Bio3D, ProDy or NumPy. Follow the exact commands and fix… Dr. Abdul Rajjak Shaikh 12 min read Molecular Modeling Per-Residue Energy Decomposition with gmx_MMPBSA Turn one MM-GBSA number into a per-residue breakdown. Set up the decomp namelist, read the output and name your hotspot residues with… Dr. Abdul Rajjak Shaikh 15 min read Molecular Modeling How to Extract a Single Chain from a PDB File Pull one chain out of a multi-chain structure with PyMOL, ChimeraX, Biopython or the command line, then check it survives pdb2gmx. Start… Dr. Abdul Rajjak Shaikh 13 min read Molecular Modeling GROMACS and AutoDock Vina on Mac: Apple Silicon Setup Install GROMACS, AutoDock Vina, Open Babel and PyMOL natively on an Apple Silicon Mac. No Rosetta, no MGLTools. Follow the verified setup. Dr. Abdul Rajjak Shaikh 13 min read Molecular Modeling SwissDock Tutorial: Dock a Ligand to a Protein Online Dock a ligand to a protein in your browser with SwissDock: pick AC or Vina, set the box, read the scores. Follow… Dr. Abdul Rajjak Shaikh 14 min read