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fibos (version 2.0.1)

read_prot: Read Protein Surface File

Description

Reads and processes data from protein surface files generated by the 'occluded_surface' function. The results enable important analyses of protein behavior at the atomic level.

Value

A data frame with the following columns:

ATOM

atomic contact identifiers

NUMBER_POINTS

number of points (integer) on atomic surface

AREA

surface area (numeric)

RAYLENGTH

average ray length (numeric)

DISTANCE

average distance of contacts (numeric)

Arguments

file

Path or name of protein surface file (.srf).

Author

Carlos Henrique da Silveira (carlos.silveira@unifei.edu.br)

Herson Hebert Mendes Soares (hersonhebert@hotmail.com)

Joao Paulo Roquim Romanelli (joaoromanelli@unifei.edu.br)

Patrick Fleming (Pat.Fleming@jhu.edu)

Details

The function reads a surface file containing data calculated using the 'OS' or 'FIBOS' methodology. The file should be in the format generated by the 'occluded_surface' function.