This source code is based on MCCE 2.3. I removed the library dependencies so all you need is a gfortran and gcc compiler.

To download:

mcce2.7: mcce source code.

getpdb: an updated command line tool to download pdb file from Protein Data Bank

preprocess.py: a script to pre-process PDB file to make it friendly to MCCE

mfe.py: a command line tool to analyze ionization free energy. documentation

To install

1. tar -zxvf mcce.tar.gz
2. cd mcce
3. make clean
4. make

On Mac OS X, an explicit memory free for tree is not supported. You may have to change this subroutine in file lib/db.c

/* release database memory */
void free_param() {
   tdestroy(param_root, free);
   return;
}

to

/* release database memory */
void free_param() {
   return;
}

A set of sample run.prm files are under top mcce directory.

Test run mcce program

Assume mcce was compiled under /home/jmao/mcce2.7, mcce and delphi executables are now located under /home/jmao/mcce2.7/bin directory. Your installation location may differ.

1. Download getpdb and save it under /home/jmao/mcce2.7/bin

chmod +x /home/jmao/mcce2.7/bin/getpdb

2. Append mcce bin to $PATH

export PATH=$PATH:$HOME/mcce2.7/bin

3. Prepare a working directory with pdb file.

cd
mkdir 4pti
cd 4pti
getpdb 4pti
preprocess.py 4PTI.pdb > prot.pdb 

4. copy run.prm.quick to "run.prm

cp /home/jmao/mcce2.7/run.prm.quick run.prm

5. Edit run.prm to point pdb file, parameter directory, and delphi to the correct path
Change these lines as

prot.pdb                                                    (INPDB)
t        step 1: pre-run, pdb-> mcce pdb                    (DO_PREMCCE)
t        step 2: make rotatmers                             (DO_ROTAMERS)
t        step 3: do energy calculations                     (DO_ENERGY)
t        step 4: monte carlo sampling                       (DO_MONTE)
8.0      Protein dielectric constant for DelPhi             (EPSILON_PROT)
/home/jmao/mcce2.7/extra.tpl                                (EXTRA)
/home/jmao/mcce2.7/name.txt MCCE renaming rule.             (RENAME_RULES)
/home/jmao/mcce2.7                                          (MCCE_HOME)
/home/jmao/mcce2.7/bin/delphi DelPhi executable             (DELPHI_EXE)

6. Run mcce

mcce > run.log &

7. Check log file for progress

cat run.log