Hi Anasuya,

what you need is:

count_atoms byca (sele)

Cheers,
   Thomas

Anasuya Dighe wrote, On 05/02/12 19:27:
> Hello,
> 
> I wanted to know what is the command-line syntax for finding out the number of
> residues which fall within a selection made in PyMOL.
> 
> Once the selection is made, the command line shows the number of atoms 
> selected,
> but I wanted to know the number of residues present in such subsequent
> selections.
> 
> Can I do this by counting the number of CA atoms in each of my selections? 
> Which
> command do I use to count the number of CA within a selection?
> I am aware that: count_atoms <sele> gives the number of atoms within a 
> selection.
> 
> Please help on how to do this with respect to amino-acid residues.
> 
> - Thanks

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Thomas Holder
MPI for Developmental Biology
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