ProtVR

Visualise a Protein in Virtual Reality

DESCRIPTION:

This script does the following converts a PDB (Protein Data Bank) file into a HTML code that can be used to visualise the protein in VR (Virtual Reality).

This script was written to run on GNU/Linux using python 3, it was not tested in Windows or MacOS. Contact the author at sari.sabban@gmail.com for any questions regarding this script.

HOW TO USE:

To use follow these steps:

1. To download the protein file from the RCSB (rcsb.org) website and run the script type this command:
   ./ProtVR.py -d FILENAME.pdb

2. If the protein file is already available in your computer:

• Place this script and the protein's file (.pdb) in the same folder.
• In the terminal, navigate to the folder.
• Run the script type this command: ./ProtVR.py FILENAME.pdb

3. View your HTML script in http://codepen.io/mozvr/pen/BjygdO

WEBSITE:

A website is available for ease of use: http://protvr.com. The website is opensource and can be found in the FlaskApp directory.