Backbone representations
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==Ribbon Backbone Trace== | ==Ribbon Backbone Trace== | ||
| - | Perhaps the most common backbone representation is the <scene name='59/599354/Helix/10'>ribbon</scene>. Here the <font style="color:#ff0080;"> ribbon is violet </font>, the standard secondary structure color for alpha helices. | + | Perhaps the most common backbone representation is the <scene name='59/599354/Helix/10'>ribbon</scene>. Here the <font style="color:#ff0080;"> ribbon is violet </font>, the [[DRuMS#Element|standard secondary structure color]] for alpha helices. |
*Here is the <scene name='59/599354/Helix/2'>ribbon alone</scene>. | *Here is the <scene name='59/599354/Helix/2'>ribbon alone</scene>. | ||
Revision as of 18:26, 19 September 2014
THIS ARTICLE IS UNDER DEVELOPMENT AND IS CURRENTLY INCOMPLETE. Eric Martz 20:18, 19 September 2014 (IDT)
Backbone representations are simplified 3D depictions of proteins or nucleic acids that enable the polymer chain structure to be seen. In proteins, a simple backbone trace connects alpha carbons (balls) but the backbone trace line does not coincide with any of the covalent bonds in the main chain ().
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