I have docked a protein and ligand using autodock. During the analysis of each conformation using autodock how can I display the names aminoacid residues in the vicinity of the ligand?
You can also use Ligplot+ its also simple and quite descriptive as well. Along with that, chimera, discovery studio are other visualization tools, each having its own benefits and specificity, depending upon user's needs.
I dont know if you have already found the solution or not, but if not, here you go:
If you want to visualise it in Autodock only, use AutoDockTools GUI. Go to
Analysis -> Dockings -> Open (select your dlg file).
Next, (its better to keep your pdbqt file of receptor in the same directory as dlg file)
Analysis -> Dockings -> Macromolecules -> Open
(If not in the same directory, File-> Read Molecule (select your pdbqt file wherever it is; then, Analysis -> Dockings -> Macromolecules -> Choose (select your pdbqt file))
Next,
Analysis -> Conformation -> Play, ranked by energy (first is supposed to be having least energy i.e. highest binding energy)
Finally,
Analysis -> Dockings -> Show Interactions
So, now you should be able to see interacting residues of receptor, and also can save a picture also.