pywindow: automated structural analysis of molecular pores
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Author(s)
Miklitz, Marcin
Jelfs, Kim
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Structural analysis of molecular pores can yield important information on their behavior in solution and in the solid state. We developed pywindow, a python package that enables the automated analysis of structural features of porous molecular materials, such as molecular cages. Our analysis includes the cavity diameter, number of windows, window diameters, and average molecular diameter. Molecular dynamics trajectories of molecular pores can also be analyzed to explore the influence of flexibility. We present the methodology, validation, and application of pywindow for the analysis of molecular pores, metal–organic polyhedra, and some instances of framework materials. pywindow is freely available from github.com/JelfsMaterialsGroup/pywindow.
Date Issued
2018-12-24
Date Acceptance
2018-09-01
Citation
Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling, 2018, 58 (12), pp.2387-2391
ISSN
1549-9596
Publisher
American Chemical Society
Start Page
2387
End Page
2391
Journal / Book Title
Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling
Volume
58
Issue
12
Copyright Statement
© 2018 American Chemical Society. This is an open access article published under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the author and source are cited.
Sponsor
The Royal Society
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)
Commission of the European Communities
Grant Number
UF120469
EP/M017257/1
EP/P005543/1
758370
Subjects
Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Physical Sciences
Technology
Chemistry, Medicinal
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Computer Science, Information Systems
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Chemistry
Computer Science
ORGANIC CAGES
FORCE-FIELD
SIMULATIONS
LANDSCAPES
DYNAMICS
DESIGN
TOOLS
0304 Medicinal And Biomolecular Chemistry
0307 Theoretical And Computational Chemistry
0802 Computation Theory And Mathematics
Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2018-09-10