Scientific Supercomputing at the NIH

Phenix
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Description

The PHENIX software suite is a highly automated system for macromolecular structure determination that can rapidly arrive at an initial partial model of a structure without significant human intervention, given moderate resolution and good quality data.

Version

type phenix --version at the prompt.

How To Use

In the simplest case, type phenix at the prompt.

To run some features from the commandline, you will need to source the appropriate settings file. For csh/tcsh users, either type at the prompt or include in your .cshrc file

source /usr/local/phenix/phenix_env

For sh/bash users, either type at the prompt or include in your .profile file

. /usr/local/phenix/phenix_env.sh

Then type the appropriate command.

Phenix can be run standalone or as a GUI through the X-windows interface (see here for more information about X-windows on Helix Systems).

Documentation