Introduction to Jmol
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Jmol is an open-source program that allows the viewer to see chemical structures in three dimensions. Jmol previously used Java, but has now switched to HTML5-only. | Jmol is an open-source program that allows the viewer to see chemical structures in three dimensions. Jmol previously used Java, but has now switched to HTML5-only. | ||
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| + | What makes this program very useful is Jmol's ability to manipulate the 3D models and display the molecules as "ball and stick," "space filling," "ribbon," "cartoon," etc. One can also do a combination of any or all possible displays. For example: one can display a ligand as "ball and stick" while displaying the protein its interacting with in a "cartoon" display. | ||
== Who uses Jmol? == | == Who uses Jmol? == | ||
Revision as of 21:51, 1 July 2013
Jmol Introduction
What is Jmol?
Jmol is an open-source program that allows the viewer to see chemical structures in three dimensions. Jmol previously used Java, but has now switched to HTML5-only.
What makes this program very useful is Jmol's ability to manipulate the 3D models and display the molecules as "ball and stick," "space filling," "ribbon," "cartoon," etc. One can also do a combination of any or all possible displays. For example: one can display a ligand as "ball and stick" while displaying the protein its interacting with in a "cartoon" display.
Who uses Jmol?
Many people use Jmol as an educational tool to help visualize molecules and compounds. Many websites, books and even blogs use Jmol as we can see from this site: [[1]]
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