read_prot {fibos}R Documentation

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.

Arguments

file

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

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.

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)

Author(s)

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)


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