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Molecular Graphics. David S. Goodsell The Scripps Research Institute. Irving Geis Richard Dickerson. Roger Hayward Linus Pauling. Julian Voss-Andreae. Visual Metaphors Displays and Coordinates Aesthetic Choices Atoms to Cells. Visual Metaphors What does a molecule look like?.
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Molecular Graphics David S. Goodsell The Scripps Research Institute
Irving Geis Richard Dickerson Roger Hayward Linus Pauling
Visual Metaphors Displays and Coordinates Aesthetic Choices Atoms to Cells
Visual Metaphors What does a molecule look like?
Atomic Affinity Potentials Electrostatic Potentials
Protein: Backbone Chain colors Ligands: Spacefilling (CPK) Atomic colors Water: Not shown
Desktop displays are: Interactive Inexpensive High quality Molecular graphics software is: Inexpensive (or free) User-friendly Sophisticated Ribosome large subunit: ~100,000 atoms
Dealing with Coordinates: Biological Units Oxy-hemoglobin PDB entry 1hho
Dealing with Coordinates: Missing Pieces ATP Synthase: PDB entries 1c17, 1e79, 2a7u, 1l2p
Illustrations that span scales from nanometers to microns, for use in education and science outreach.
G protein • Combination of computer-generated and hand-drawn imagery • Colors chosen to highlight function • Spacefilling representation
Applications: Education alpha1-antitrypsin
http://www.wehi.edu.au/wehi-tv/dna/movies/Haemoglobin.mov.gz Drew Berry http://www.wehi.edu.au/education/wehi-tv/dna/movies
Graham Johnson
RasMol images from the Molecule of the Month