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PyMOL
Molecular Modeling How to Dock a Ligand into an AlphaFold Model, Step by Step Turn an AlphaFold model into a docking receptor you can defend: trim, superpose, check the pocket, redock a control. Follow the steps. Dr. Abdul Rajjak Shaikh 13 min read Molecular Modeling Electrostatic Surface in PyMOL with APBS: Step by Step Colour a protein surface by electrostatic potential with PDB2PQR, APBS and PyMOL, or ChimeraX coulombic, and fix the usual errors. Follow the… Dr. Abdul Rajjak Shaikh 14 min read Drug Design Protein-Ligand Complex PDB from an AutoDock Vina Pose Turn the top AutoDock Vina pose into one clean protein-ligand complex PDB for GROMACS and figures, and fix the errors that follow.… Dr. Abdul Rajjak Shaikh 12 min read Molecular Modeling How to Extract a Ligand from a PDB File (PyMOL, ChimeraX) Pull the bound ligand out of a PDB complex, restore its bond orders and hydrogens, and use it to centre your docking… Dr. Abdul Rajjak Shaikh 12 min read Molecular Modeling DockingPie Tutorial: Molecular Docking in PyMOL Run Smina, AutoDock Vina, ADFR and RxDock from inside PyMOL with no terminal. Install DockingPie, dock your first ligand and compare engines. Dr. Abdul Rajjak Shaikh 15 min read Molecular Modeling PyMOL vs VMD vs ChimeraX: Which Should You Learn? Pick your molecular visualization tool by the job it does. Compare PyMOL, VMD and ChimeraX on licence, platforms and scripting before you… Dr. Abdul Rajjak Shaikh 13 min read 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 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 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 How to Remove Water Molecules From a PDB File for Docking Strip HOH waters and crystallisation additives from a PDB file with PyMOL, ChimeraX or pdb-tools, and learn which structural waters to keep. Dr. Abdul Rajjak Shaikh 14 min read