Where do these files come from? The mol2 format does not allow for 
anything between  the number and the element symbol on that atom line.

http://www.tripos.com/tripos_resources/fileroot/mol2_format_Dec07.pdf

Bob


Reichsman Frieda wrote:

> Hi Bob,
>
> I have some mol2 files wherein Jmol cannot read the embedded EPS (or  
> are they more correctly called partial charge) values, and also Jmol  
> fails to render one atom in the file. An example file is attached,  
> along with one that Jmol reads fine: ala-problem.mol2 (Jmol won't 
> read  EPS) and ala.mol2 (Jmol does read EPS),
>
> Comparing the two mol2 files, the format is slightly different. I am  
> not sure if the file is formatted incorrectly (generated by the  
> program AtomSmith), or if Jmol is too strict. The differences are as  
> follows.
>
> In the ala-problem.mol2 file,
> 1. The eps values from are offset by one additional space from the  
> coordinates, and
> 2.  the three-letter abbreviation for the amino acid is missing in  
> each row from inbetween the number "1" and the EPS values.
>
> When I change both these aspects to mimic the file ala.mol2, Jmol can  
> read the eps values.
>
> 3. In the ala-problem.mol2 file I also had to remove the ALA that  
> appears as characters 4, 5 and 6 in the line for atom #1, in order 
> for  Jmol to be able to render that particular atom.
>
>
> Frieda
>
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