g_helix(1)

NAME
g_helix - calculates basic properties of alpha helices VERSION 4.6.1

SYNOPSIS
g_helix -s topol.tpr -n index.ndx -f traj.xtc -to gtraj.g87 -cz zconf.gro -co waver.gro -[no]h -[no]version -nice int -b time -e time -dt time -[no]w -r0 int -[no]q -[no]F -[no]db -prop enum -[no]ev -ahxstart int -ahxend int

DESCRIPTION
g_helix computes all kinds of helix properties. First, the peptide is checked to find the longest helical part, as determined by hydrogen bonds and phi/psi angles. That bit is fitted to an ideal helix around the z-axis and centered around the origin. Then the following properties are computed: 1. Helix radius (file radius.xvg). This is merely the RMS deviation in two dimensions for all Calpha atoms. it is calculated as sqrt((sum_i (x2(i)+y2(i)))/N) where N is the number of backbone atoms. For an ideal helix the radius is 0.23 nm 2. Twist (file twist.xvg). The average helical angle per residue is calculated. For an alpha-helix it is 100 degrees, for 3-10 helices it will be smaller, and for 5-helices it will be larger. 3. Rise per residue (file rise.xvg). The helical rise per residue is plotted as the difference in z-coordinate between Calpha atoms. For an ideal helix, this is 0.15 nm 4. Total helix length (file len-ahx.xvg). The total length of the helix in nm. This is simply the average rise (see above) times the number of helical residues (see below). 5. Helix dipole, backbone only (file dip-ahx.xvg). 6. RMS deviation from ideal helix, calculated for the Calpha atoms only (file rms-ahx.xvg). 7. Average Calpha - Calpha dihedral angle (file phi-ahx.xvg). 8. Average phi and psi angles (file phipsi.xvg). 9. Ellipticity at 222 nm according to Hirst and Brooks.

FILES
-s topol.tpr Input
 Run input file: tpr tpb tpa -n index.ndx Input
 Index file -f traj.xtc Input
 Trajectory: xtc trr trj gro g96 pdb cpt -to gtraj.g87 Output, Opt.
 Gromos-87 ASCII trajectory format -cz zconf.gro Output
 Structure file: gro g96 pdb etc. -co waver.gro Output
 Structure file: gro g96 pdb etc.

OTHER OPTIONS
-[no]hno
 Print help info and quit -[no]versionno
 Print version info and quit -nice int 19
 Set the nicelevel -b time 0
 First frame (ps) to read from trajectory -e time 0
 Last frame (ps) to read from trajectory -dt time 0
 Only use frame when t MOD dt = first time (ps) -[no]wno
 View output .xvg, .xpm, .eps and .pdb files -r0 int 1
 The first residue number in the sequence -[no]qno
 Check at every step which part of the sequence is helical -[no]Fyes
 Toggle fit to a perfect helix -[no]dbno
 Print debug info -prop enum RAD
 Select property to weight eigenvectors with. WARNING experimental stuff: RAD, TWIST, RISE, LEN, NHX, DIP, RMS, CPHI, RMSA, PHI, PSI, HB3, HB4, HB5 or CD222 -[no]evno
 Write a new 'trajectory' file for ED -ahxstart int 0
 First residue in helix -ahxend int 0
 Last residue in helix

SEE ALSO
gromacs(7) More information about GROMACS is available at <http://www.gromacs.org/>.