PyMol: process electron density maps



  1. Load the electron density map (as em-map) and the reference structure (as struc).

  2. Increase the sampling rate of the map:

    as cartoon, struc
    as dots, em-map
    map_double em-map, -1
    
  3. Trim the map to 7 Å around the structure:

    map_trim em-map, struc, 7
    
  4. Create dot map (dot-map), mesh map (mesh-map), or surface map (surface-map) from the em-map, contoured at 2.0 sigma, surrounding struc, within a radius of 3 Å.

    isodot dot-map, em-map, 2.0, struc, carve=3.0
    isomesh mesh-map, em-map, 2.0, struc, carve=3.0
    isosurface surface-map, em-map, 2.0, struc, carve=3.0
    

    Result:

    WESTERLIES