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Atomic representations include '''ball-and-stick, stick (wireframe), and spacefilling'''. The 20 amino acids are [http://biomodel.uah.es/en/model3/aa.htm here represented in each of these 3 ways], and also illustrated in this [[Glycine|page about Glycine]]. These representations show positions of atoms and covalent bonds. Such representations are useful for looking at atomic detail, but become too cluttered to be useful for visualizing [[peptides]] or [[chains|protein chains]]. | Atomic representations include '''ball-and-stick, stick (wireframe), and spacefilling'''. The 20 amino acids are [http://biomodel.uah.es/en/model3/aa.htm here represented in each of these 3 ways], and also illustrated in this [[Glycine|page about Glycine]]. These representations show positions of atoms and covalent bonds. Such representations are useful for looking at atomic detail, but become too cluttered to be useful for visualizing [[peptides]] or [[chains|protein chains]]. | ||
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===Slabbing=== | ===Slabbing=== | ||
A useful way to see atomic details of a small part of a large macromolecular model is to center the moiety of interest, and then cut away the front and back portions of the molecule. This is called ''slabbing'' since one is, in effect, looking at a slab cut out of the larger model. Slabbing can be done using [[FirstGlance in Jmol]]: In the ''Views'' tab, use ''Center Atom'' to center the region of interest, and then click the ''Slab'' button. Further instructions will appear automatically. | A useful way to see atomic details of a small part of a large macromolecular model is to center the moiety of interest, and then cut away the front and back portions of the molecule. This is called ''slabbing'' since one is, in effect, looking at a slab cut out of the larger model. Slabbing can be done using [[FirstGlance in Jmol]]: In the ''Views'' tab, use ''Center Atom'' to center the region of interest, and then click the ''Slab'' button. Further instructions will appear automatically. | ||
