5.1 Edit atom/residue/chain OpenGL

This dialog is showed clicking on Atom/residue/chain of the Edit menu and it allows to change some atom, residue and chain properties of the selected atom/molecule. As an example, consider the following molecule fragment:

Molecule fragmet

and imagine to click the C6 atom.

 

   5.1.1 Edit atom

With the Atom tab, you can change the atom name, the element, the residue name, the residue number, the chain indicator, the atom type and the partial charge of the picked atom. When you change a field, the button is enabled and you can press it in order to apply the modifications.

 

5.1.2 Edit residue

The Residue tab allows to change the properties (the name and the number) of the selected residue and the changes can be applied to all atoms or to the visible atoms only.

   Edit residue

 

Edit chain    5.1.3 Edit chain

The Chain tab allows to change the chain indicator of the selected molecule and it can be applied to all atoms or to visible atoms only.