Visualization software Protein Explorer

Visualization software allows the user to display molecular structures imported from databases or other software programs. Chime, RasMol, and Protein Explorer programs are available at the websites listed below for Windows operating PCs and Macintosh PowerPC computers. 

Protein Explorer is free software for visualizing the 3D structures of protein, DNA, and RNA macromolecules, and their interactions and binding of ligands, inhibitors, and drugs found at the URL http //molvis.sdsc.edu/protexpl/frntdoor.htm. 

Protein explorer is one of the most widely used visualization tools for protein structures. Protein Explorer is free software for visualizing the three-dimensional structures of protein, DNA, and RNA macromolecules, and their interactions and binding of ligands, inhibitors, and drugs. Protein explorer is easy to use, free, and widely used. It can be used be novice users as well as experts. The RasMol website has been visited by over 250,000people from 115 countries. 

The Research Collaboratory for Structural Bioinformatics Protein Data Bank (RCSB-PDB at http //www.rcsb.org/pdb/home/home.do is the online source for X-ray and NMR structural data. Many software programs mentioned in Section 4.5 include the facihty to visualize imported data however, two free software programs operate well in this regard. One is MDL Chime described previously in this section. Chime, a chemical structure visualization plug-in for Internet Explorer and Netscape Communicator, supports a wide variety of molecule coordinate formats, including PDB (protein data bank), Molfile (from ISIS/Draw), MOP (MOPAC input hies), and GAU (Gaussian Input hies). 

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