Ramachandran Diagram Viewer

Create a simple Ramachandran diagram using a protein .pdb file.

Table of Contents

1. Installation
2. Usage
3. Configuration
4. Project Structure

Installation

Prerequisites

• install the g2 library
  • e.g. on Ubuntu apt install libg2-dev
• install the necessary font for g2 library
  • e.g. on Ubuntu apt install xfonts-100dpi

Steps

• run make to compile
• run make run to compile and execute the program
• run make clean to remove the executable

Usage

After compiling with make run or running ./ramac ramac.conf, the program will read the input .pdb file specified in ramac.conf and display the corresponding Ramachandran diagram.

Configuration

Config file is passed as the first argument to the program.

The configuration file has the following options:

• INPUT_FILE - path to input .pdb file
• WINDOW_SIZE - width, height of the diagram window

To comment out a line put # as the first character.

Example config file:

INPUT_FILE = data/2dhc.pdb
WINDOW_SIZE = 550, 550

Project Structure

ramachandran-diagram-viewer/
│
├── data/ # Example .pdb file for testing
├── docs/ # Docs images
├── src/
├── .gitignore
├── Makefile
├── README.md
└── ramac.conf