Re: [ccp4bb]: CIF to PDB

[Charlie Bond <C.S.Bond@dundee.ac.uk>]

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Joao Barbosa wrote:
> I am trying to convert a CIF file into PDB. The file was extracted from the
> Cambridge database. I am using coordconv, but it is not working (see below). I
> am also not sure if CSD and CIF are the same thing. Can anyone help me with this
> translation?
> 
> Thank you, joao.

Joao,
The Cambridge database software (cq or quest) can output other formats -
cq can output pdb format.
There is also a program 'babel' which will interconvert many coordinate
formats:
http://www.eyesopen.com/babel.html

Cheers,
Charlie
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