Advantages of ConSurf
by Eric Martz, October 2002
consurf.tau.ac.il
  1. Ease of use: You specify only a PDB code and a chain. Processing is automatic.

  2. Sensitivity: The Maximum Likelihood Phylogenetic Tree method employed detects conservation despite uneven taxonomic sampling. Example.

  3. Visualization in Protein Explorer with conservation-colored 3D and sequence displays and easy customization of the view.

  4. Flexibility: You may set the number of sequences to be aligned, or supply your own multiple sequence alignment.

  5. Adaptability: The "RasMol" script is offered to color the chain by conservation in RasMol or Chime. Using this one can change the color scheme.

  6. Documentation is extensive and the methods are published.