PLIP
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Protein-Ligand Interaction Profiler (PLIP) - Analyze non-covalent protein-ligand interactions in 3D structures

Versions
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The latest commits may contain newer, but untested features. The last version marked as release is always stable.

Installation
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Previous to the installation of PLIP, make sure you have the following tools and libraries installed:
* Python 2.x
* OpenBabel >=2.3.2
* PyMOL 1.7.x with Python bindings
* pip (Python package managaer)
* Imagemagick (optional, needed for automatic cropping of images)

To install PLIP, simply run the following command using a terminal
> python setup.py install

Code Contributions
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Sebastian Salentin sebastian.salentin (at) biotec.tu-dresden.de

Joachim Haupt joachim.haupt (at) biotec.tu-dresden.de

Melissa F. Adasme Mora melissa.adasme (at) biotec.tu-dresden.de (Testing and Validation)

PLIP Web Server
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Visit our PLIP Web Server on http://projects.biotec.tu-dresden.de/plip-web

Contact Me
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Questions or comments about `PLIP`? Write me an email to sebastian.salentin (at) biotec.tu-dresden.de

Citation Information
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If you are using PLIP in your work, please cite
> Salentin,S. et al. PLIP: fully automated protein-ligand interaction profiler.
> Nucl. Acids Res. (1 July 2015) 43 (W1): W443-W447. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkv315
