Re: [PyMOL] representation of residue sidechain within a beta strand?

[Emilia C. A. (Emily) <ecg...@gm...>]

Thanks for the pointer to the cartoon_side_chain_helper function, Tomas.

Unfortunately setting this feature 'on' warps beta strands, making it look
curvy, which is an atypical representation. Unless there is another means
to connect side chains to secondary structure elements, I will have to see
on a case by case basis what is the most visually correct and
simultaneously appealing representation.

Emilia.

On Mon, Jan 18, 2021 at 12:34 AM Tomas Malinauskas <
tom...@gm...> wrote:

> Hi Emilia,
>
> You might try the following:
> set cartoon_side_chain_helper, on
>
> Hope that helps,
> Tomas
>
> On Mon, Jan 18, 2021 at 7:52 AM Emilia C. Arturo (Emily)
> <ecg...@gm...> wrote:
> >
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I'm wondering if anyone here knows how to represent an amino acid
> residue side chain that resides within a beta strand in stick
> representation such that the residue is linked in space with the backbone.
> This works fine when representing as sticks a residue that is within a loop
> or helix, but not within a strand; there it just sticks out into space,
> which looks awful if the figure is not turned 'just so' so that the viewer
> cannot see the space. I am using version 2.4.0 on my Mac.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Emilia.
> >
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