Thank all of you! I have not " change the residue numbers so they do not overlap", so the "change chain IDs" doesn't work when I try to change chain ID to an existed chain ID.
Edit the PDB file is another good idea but when I have 20 SO4 in 20 chains, things become boring. Best wishes! Lu zuokun -- 卢作焜 南开大学新生物站A202 At 2014-10-23 20:03:03, "Robbie Joosten" <robbie_joos...@hotmail.com> wrote: >Dear Lu, > >You could do this in Coot as well if you are uncomfortable doing this in a >text editor. First change the residue numbers so they do not overlap, then >change the chainID. >Rather than putting all your sulfates in a separate chain, it is better to add >them to the correct protein chain. PDB annotation will do this upon deposition >otherwise. You should also give NCS-related sulfates (if you have any), the >same residue number. It makes it easier to deal with them in the future. > >Cheers, >Robbie > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: CCP4 bulletin board [mailto:CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On Behalf Of >> Ed Pozharski >> Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2014 13:37 >> To: CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK >> Subject: Re: [ccp4bb] Merge PDB chains >> >> Edit the ATOM records? >> >> >> Sent on a Sprint Samsung Galaxy S® III >> >> >> -------- Original message -------- >> From: luzuok >> Date:10/23/2014 6:51 AM (GMT-05:00) >> To: CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK >> Subject: [ccp4bb] Merge PDB chains >> >> Dear all, >> Sorry to ask a simple question. There are many SO4 in my PDB file, one >> belongs to a different chain. I want to merge them into one chain, can >> anyone tell me how to do this? >> >> Best regards! >> >> Lu Zuokun >> >> >> >> >> -- >> 卢作焜 >> 南开大学新生物站A202 >>