Computer approaches to protein structure. VI. A multiple option model building program

✍ Scribed by Andrew M. Tometsko

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1973
• Weight: 394 KB
• Volume: 3
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0010-468X
• DOI: 10.1016/0010-468x(73)90004-4

✦ Synopsis

Conformational analysis of proteins is complicated by the presence of thousands of atoms which often are involved in multiple interactions. As a result, complete molecular models of proteins contain a relatively high information density. Computer graphics provides a means of controlling the flow of information by permitting the construction of large numbers of models containing different amounts of structural detail. The multiple option FORTRAN IV program described in this report permits the observer to focus on specific interactions and/or regions of a protein model with all or only specified amino acid side chains present on the backbone. The models can be readily translated, rotated, and adjusted in size, and constructed with specified visibility limits. Minor adjustments in the basic program provides complete families of stereoscopic pairs for three dimensional analysis of the models.

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Protein structure Graphic display * The stereoscopic models were viewed with a Three Dimensional Viewer obtained from Stereo-