AMBER Archive (2002)

Subject: Re: helix analysis (fwd)

From: David Case (case_at_scripps.edu)
Date: Thu May 23 2002 - 16:41:00 CDT

On Thu, May 23, 2002, Prabal Maiti wrote:
>
> However it exits saying
> THE DNA IS NOT A STANDARD TYPE ... NSTRAND = 0
>

The HELIX command doesn't work for new amber force fields. For that reason,
it is not one of the options that is documented in the Users' Manual.

We almost always use the Dials and Curves package for DNA helix analysis,
but there are other good programs for this purpose as well.

...good luck...dac 

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