What is the MOL2 file format?
A file with the .MOL2 extension is a file known as Portable Representation Of A SYBYL Molecule. It belongs to the Misc Files category. This format is associated with Tripos, L.P..
The reliable way to open a .MOL2 file is with software that recognises this exact format, rather than guessing from the file name. If you are not sure what created a file, our file identifier can read its first bytes and name the real format, even when the file has been renamed.
We are still gathering the list of programs that open .MOL2 files. A fully verified, hand-written description of this format is being prepared; until then, the details on this page are drawn directly from our database.
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