Last Modified: Monday, 28-Sep-2009 09:51:08 EDT

SnB is a computer program based on Shake-and-Bake, a dual-space direct-methods procedure for determining crystal structures from X-ray diffraction data. It provides a graphical user interface for (i) computing normalized structure-factor magnitudes, (ii) the main Shake-and-Bake phasing algorithm, and (iii) visualization and molecule-editing facilities

SnB is available in the Core for Linux and for SGI (old version only).

To run the program in the Core (Linux only):

setup snb
snb

The home page for SnB has a tutorial and a FAQ site.

An online Manual is available. This document can also be viewed from the Help button of the SnB interface.
A hard copy of the old manual can be found in the core.

Examples can be found in /srv/local/snb/new/linux/examples for Linux, and in /srv/local/snb/old/irix/examples for SGIs.

In addition, SnB is also available as part of the protein structure determination package, BnP. The BnP interface couples SnB to appropriate components of the PHASES suite, thereby creating an automated pipeline from intensity data to an unambiguous protein electron-density map. BnP is not as up-to-date as the latest version of SnB, however.

To use the BnP interface in the Core, type:

setup bnp
BnP

References for SnB

Submitting SnB jobs to batch queues

Last Modified: Monday, 28-Sep-2009 09:51:08 EDT