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How to get secondary structure of multiple PDB files using DSSP in Python?

Dr. Muniba Faiza

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How to get secondary structure of multiple PDB files using DSSP in Python?

In this article, we will obtain the secondary structure of multiple PDB files present in a directory using DSSP [1]. You need to have DSSP installed on your system.

If not, then you can install it using the following command:

$ sudo apt-get install dssp

Now, let’s obtain dssp files from PDBs.

Keep all your PDB files in a directory, here named pdb_files, and make a directory for your output dssp files, here named dssp_files.

Save the following Python script and run it in the terminal as

$ python3 dssp-to-pdb.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3

import os
import os.path
import pathlib
import sys

pdb_path = os.getcwd()+"/pdb_files"

pdb_files = os.listdir(pdb_path)

dssp_path = os.getcwd()+"/dssp_files"

for pdb in pdb_files:

    dssp_filename = pdb.split('.')[0]

    cmd = os.system("dssp -i "+" "+pdb_path+"/"+pdb+" "+"-o "+" "+dssp_path+"/"+dssp_filename+".dssp")

    print(cmd)

References

  1. Frishman, D., & Argos, P. (1995). Knowledge-based protein secondary structure assignment. Proteins: Structure, Function, and Bioinformatics , 23 (4), 566-579.

Dr. Muniba is a Bioinformatician based in New Delhi, India. She has completed her PhD in Bioinformatics from South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China. She has cutting edge knowledge of bioinformatics tools, algorithms, and drug designing. When she is not reading she is found enjoying with the family. Know more about Muniba

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