title: PConPy--a Python module for generating 2D protein maps.
abstract: PConPy is an open-source Python module for generating protein contact maps, distance maps and hydrogen bond plots. These maps can be generated in a number of publication-quality vector and raster image formats. Contact maps can be annotated with secondary structure and hydrogen bond assignments. PConPy offers a more flexible choice of contact definition parameters than existing toolkits, most notably a greater choice of inter-residue distance metrics. PConPy can be used as a stand-alone application or imported into existing source code. A web-interface to PConPy is also available for use.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  The PConPy web-interface and source code can be accessed from its website at http://www.csse.unimelb.edu.au/~hohkhkh1/pconpy/.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  hohkhkh1@csse.unimelb.edu.au
authors.affiliation: Department of Computer Science & Software Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia. hohkhkh1@csse.unimelb.edu.au
authors.forename: Hui Kian
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Kuiper
authors.forename: Ramamohanarao
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kotagiri
mesh_terms: D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D020407:Internet; D017433:Protein Structure, Secondary; D011506:Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D012984:Software
chemical_list: D011506:Proteins