Re: [ccp4bb] How to number atoms in a ligand

2007-10-08 Thread Dale Tronrud
Dear Joe, Atom labels are, in principle, arbitrary. The molecule doesn't case what we call its atoms. To make the PDB more useful, it is handy if all the people working with a particular compound use the same names for their atoms. If you find that someone has already deposited a structure

Re: [ccp4bb] How to number atoms in a ligand

2007-10-08 Thread Artem Evdokimov
: Monday, October 08, 2007 9:01 AM To: CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK Subject: [ccp4bb] How to number atoms in a ligand Hi, all I am a rookie in crystallography. I know this may be a little bit off topic. I have cocrystallized several compounds with my favorite protein. I found crystal structures for some