Heteroatoms addition to crystal structures

Dear all, I am using the phenix.real_space_refine program for refinement of crystal structure in cryo-EM map (ribosome map, 3.4 A resolution). Prior to real_space_refinement I had removed all the heteroatoms. What is the correct way to add the cations (eg. Mg2+ ions) to the structure and how do I do it? Can anyone kindly suggest.. Thanks & Regards Shirin -- *Shirin Akbar*

Hi Shirin, You can not add hetam in phenix. You have to do it while building your model in coot.
Do the whole thing while your pointer in your coot is placed in the middle
of the blob where you want to put Mg.
Happy modelling !
Best,
Abhisek
On Mon, Jul 6, 2020 at 4:16 PM Shirin Akbar
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