Structure for Mac

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By Benjamin Blonder

Screensaver displays 3D protein structures.

Overview Structure is a protein / macromolecule visualization tool that runs as a screensaver module. It colorfully renders PDB (Protein Data Bank) files using unique algorithms. The module automatically annotates, colors, and rotates structures for an educational and captivating display. Show off your research or simply enjoy this entrancing introduction to structural biology! Features Endless variety - automatically downloads new structures from the Protein Data Bank archive. Have a favorite protein? Structure can load files from a folder of your choice. Clear and informative rendering - three rendering styles including transparent wireframes effectively differentiate and highlight ligands and heterogens. Text overlay provides additional details about each structure. Fast OpenGL rendering means low processor usage.

Structure for Mac

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GENERAL

Release: January 7, 2010

Latest update: January 7, 2010

Version: 2.3

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Mac

Operating System

Mac OS X 10.5
Mac OS X 10.6
Mac OS X

Additional Requirements: Mac OS X 10.6 or higher

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4.5/5

2 User Votes

Very cool look at molecular structures of life
VersionTrackerUserOpinionSeptember 6, 2006
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This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />Beautifully rendered close-up view of the incredible molecular complexity that is the physical substrate of life. It would be a genuinely educational piece of software, and get a full 5 stars from me, if it included documentation on things like the intriguing substructural elements in many molecules, such as large shimmering transluscent spheres attached by thick, white hexagonally-shaped sticks (like a wooden pencil), or the radially symmetrical patterns of balls and sticks rendered in a dwarfed form within a large tube-modelled molecule. Of more practical urgency would be documentation explaining the various Preferences settings, like the choices for what property is represented by the molecule's colouring -- the default is "temperature". What's that mean? One might find some of the missing documentation at the website of the open source molecular modelling software used by the screensaver, NCBI's C++ Toolkit. A similar problem beyond the screen saver author's control is the absence of accompanying info displayed with some of the molecules. Structure downloads these models from a public database, so just like those annoying people who create mp3's with no identification of artist or song, some molecular biologists must be posting new molecules to the database without filling in the info fields. Grrr...
Great screensaver
jolitSeptember 12, 2005
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This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />I couldn't agree more, a ribbon diagram (not losing sight of bound residues) would be an excellent option. Helices filled with green arrows make it too crowded. Now if they only ported over the molecule xscreensaver, that would be one wonderful alternative...