CAR PDB
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Convert CAR to PDB

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Is it possible to convert CAR to PDB?
Yes - CAR converts to PDB.

The standard, useful conversion: turn Biosym coordinates into the universal PDB format for visualization in almost any molecular viewer. Open Babel does this directly: 'obabel in.car -O out.pdb'.

Also to PDB: XYZ · MOL · LIT

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How to convert CAR to PDB

Converting a .CAR file to .PDB lets you open the content in software that prefers the .PDB format, though some details may change compared with the original. We are still putting together the list of programs that handle .CAR files.

A full step-by-step guide for this conversion is on the way; the information above is drawn straight from our database.

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