Re: [modeller_usage] potassium ion

fredrik wrote: > I have a template with a potassium ion and I'm trying to use it in my > modelling. What I can see from the manual and file code I should use: > % in the .ali > MK as atom name in the .pdb > K as residue name in the .pdb > ATOM instead of HETATM in the .pdb > > This how ever doesn't work. I have tried to use e.g. zinc ion and that > work (z, ZN2, ZN2 resp.).

The easiest solution is to treat the ion as a BLK residue. See http://salilab.org/modeller/FAQ.html#16

Ben Webb, Modeller Caretaker