Re: [ccp4bb]: Q: how to convert CNS density modified file to mtz for arp/warp?

["Eleanor J. Dodson" <ccp4@ysbl.york.ac.uk>]

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Woo Cheol Lee wrote:
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> Dear CCP4BB readers,
> 
> I tried SAD phasing by CNS and, as the density modifed map
> revealed some secondary structures of the protein, now I want
> to try Arp/Warp to refine the experimental phase. How can I
> convert a reflection file of FOM and 4 HL coefficients to an
> mtz file of SIGMA and PHI columns without any loss of the
> phase information?
> 
> Many thanks in advance...
> 
> Woo-Cheol Lee
> graduate student
> U. Tokyo


 You simply cant..
 But before doing that you should do some density modification - either
DM or SOLVE which will both give you PHI ands FOM for the corrected
phases.
Use mtzutils to convert the CNS output to an mtz file
Eleanor