AutoDock is a suite of automated docking tools. It is designed to predict how small molecules, such as substrates or drug candidates, bind to a receptor of known 3D structure.
To run AutoDock on Windows, you must first download and install Cygwin, a Linux-like environment for Windows. Cygwin is available from http://www.cygwin.com. Follow the instructions for installing and setting up Cygwin from the Cygwin web site.
Cygwin installation:
- Go to Cygwin website http://www.cygwin.com/.
- Download setup.exe.
- Open setup.exe(Choose run)
- Choose Next.
- Choose Install from Internet option.
- Choose Root Directory(D or E recommended).
- Direct Connection.
- Choose the any mirror sites.
- Select default settings.
- This will install Cygwin in your PC.
AutoDock can be downloaded from http://autodock.scripps.edu/downloads .
ADT
ADT can be downloaded from http://mgltools.scripps.edu/downloads
Install ADT
Installing Autodock
- Go to Start->Program Files->Cygwin->Cygwin Bash Shell
- Type whoami (to find system name).
- cd /cygdrive/c/Documents\ and\ Settings/YOUR_USERNAME/Desktop.
- Extracting autodock4 tar xvzf autodocksuite-4.0.1-i86Cygwin.tar.gz
- cd i86Cygwin
cp autodock4.exe /usr/local/bin cp autogrid4.exe /usr/local/bin
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