relax: dynamics analysis, model-free analysis, relaxation data, R1 and R2 exponential curve-fitting, steady-state NOE calculation, reduced spectral density mapping, relaxation dispersion, N-state model, frame order dynamics theories, stereochemistry, conformational analysis, organic molecules, proteins, RNA, DNA, sugars, and other biomolecules.
relax: dynamics analysis, model-free analysis, relaxation data, R1 and R2 exponential curve-fitting, steady-state NOE calculation, reduced spectral density mapping, relaxation dispersion, N-state model, frame order dynamics theories, stereochemistry, conformational analysis, organic molecules, proteins, RNA, DNA, sugars, and other biomolecules.

relax - Molecular dynamics by NMR data analysis

Analysis software for: Model-free, NMR relaxation (R1, R2, NOE), reduced spectral density mapping, relaxation dispersion, N-state models, frame order theory.

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relax: dynamics analysis, model-free analysis, relaxation data, R1 and R2 exponential curve-fitting, steady-state NOE calculation, reduced spectral density mapping, relaxation dispersion, N-state model, frame order dynamics theories, stereochemistry, conformational analysis, organic molecules, proteins, RNA, DNA, sugars, and other biomolecules.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

How do I obtain the newest relax source code?

To obtain the most up to date copy of the relax source code without waiting for a new release, the new code can be checked out from the repository by typing:

$ git clone git://git.code.sf.net/p/nmr-relax/code relax

If you already have a checked out copy, try typing:

$ git pull

This requires installation of the git program. If the fitting of the R1 and R2 NMR relaxation rates is required, the relaxation curve-fitting C modules will need to be compiled using SCons. For more information, see the compilation subsection of the relax downloads page.

How do I check out a relax source code branch?

Sometimes code for a new analysis type or a new feature is developed within a development branch within the relax repository. To obtain for example the incomplete wxPython-Pheonix relax branch, type:

$ git checkout wxPython-Phoenix/r2

The equations (or units) used by relax are incorrect!

This is more a commonly stated point rather than a question. But if you believe that NMR relaxation data should be measured in Hertz, that the molecular correlation times or internal correlation times do not contain radian units, that the units for spherical harmonics is not radians, or that the rotation power spectral density functions do not contain radian units, the following links are for you.

Radians are a dimensionless and hidden unit ubiquitous to NMR. A detailed description of this hidden radian unit as used in NMR has been written as reference for understanding the unit in the context of the SI system. Copies of this description can also be found here, here or here.

A detailed derivation in the context of Abragam's relaxation equations may also help. Copies of this derivation can be found here or here as well.

The menu icons are missing in Linux.

On some Linux systems, the icons for the menu items are not shown. This was a decision taken by the Gnome developers at some point to keep the GUI minimal, though in recent versions this behaviour has been reverted. If you suffer from this problem, to reactive the icons simply type in the shell:

$ gconftool-2 --type boolean --set /desktop/gnome/interface/menus_have_icons true

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