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Introduction: What is BB-Reader?
BB-Reader is a computer program developed to simplify the usage of the huge
amount of data in the BioMagResBank.
BB-Reader is designed for protein-chemists dealing with NMR or for NMR-spectroscopists working on proteins. It allows you to enter
the chemical shift(s) of a peak (or - in the case of a 2D or 3D spectrum -
cross-peak), and it will search the BioMagRes-file
for possible assignments of that signal. Based upon the characteristics of the
spectrum you are dealing with, it will provide you with a list of possible
assignments along with a ranking to give you help for the final decision.
You can specify which kind of spectrum you are dealing with and BB-Reader will
filter those cross-peaks, which can be expected to appear in such a type of
spectrum.
To get an overview over the full capabilities of BB-Reader, spend some minutes
and read the manual . Look here for a sample session to get the feeling.
Legal Stuff - Warranty Disclaimer
The software and accompanying instructions are provided "as is"
without warranty of any kind. The authors do not warrant, guarantee, or make
any representations regarding the use, or the results of the use of the
software or accompanying instructions in terms of correctness, accuracy, reliabilty, currentness or
otherwise. The entire risk as to the results and performance of the software is
assumed by you. If the software or instructions are defective, you, and not the
authors, assume the entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair or
correction.
BB-Reader is copyrighted software. You may use and distribute it free of
charge, but it must not be sold or offered as an inducement to buy other
products. Moreover modified source-code must not be distributed and the
source-code must not be redistributed without the accompanying files (manual).
Using BB-Reader for Scientific Work
If you used BB-Reader for scientific work, and you are publishing that work,
please cite the following article: Wimmer, R., Müller, N., and Petersen, S.B., "B-B-Reader: A
Computer Program for the Combined Use of the BioMagResBank
and the PDB databases," J. Biomol. NMR 9, 101-104 (1997).
How do I get BB-Reader?
First, create a directory on your computer, call it
something like "BB_Reader.dir". Download the tarfile "BBReader.tar";
to this directory, and unpack it with "tar -xf BBReader.tar". You will find two files, "BBReader.c"
contains the source-code and "BBR2-manual.txt" contains the manual as
text-file. The manual will
tell you how to proceed.
Who wrote BB-Reader?
BB-Reader was written by a group consisting of:
Reinhard Wimmer (Dept. of Life Sciences, Aalborg University,
Denmark)
Norbert Müller (Dept. of Organic Chemistry, Johannes-Kepler-University of Linz,
Austria)
Steffen B. Petersen (Dept. of Physics and
Nanotechnology, Aalborg University, Denmark)