Several programs are available for visualizing 3D structures of proteins or chemicals.
RasMol
Description:
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View molecular structure in 3D. Show any molecule with an atomic coordinate
(PDB) file (e.g., structures in Brookhaven Protein DataBank (PDB) ).
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System requirements:
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Works for both Windows and Machitosh.
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Download |
http://www.umass.edu/microbio/
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Chime
Description:
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Derived from RasMol. Web plug-in.
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System requirements:
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Works for Windows, Machitosh, SGI, linux, etc. Best if using
Netscape. Works sometimes with Explorer.
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Download |
http://www.umass.edu/microbio/chime/
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Protein Explorer
Cn3D
Description:
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View 3D structures for molecules in the NCBI's Molecular Modeling Database (MMDB), a
subset of Brookhaven Protein DataBank (PDB).
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System requirements:
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Works for Windows, Machitosh and Unix. Works with both
Explorer and Netscape.
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Download |
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/structure/cn3d/cn3d.shtml
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VMD --- Visual Molecular Dynamics
Description:
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Displaying, animating, and analyzing large biomolecular systems.
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System requirements:
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Works for Windows, Machitosh and Unix.
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Download |
http://www.ks.uiuc.edu/Research/vmd/
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