Chime-based Educational Resources developed by Rob Scarrow
CHIME (a 3-D viewer plug-in
for Netscape) from MDL Information Systems is a useful plug-in needed
for viewing many chemical web sites. It is based on the stand-alone program
Rasmol (see below). For more about CHIME, and some nice examples of its
uses (such as the new Protein Explorer), see Eric
Martz's web site for CHIME. Before using the links from this page,
you must install Chime to work with your browser. Instructions and information
on how these pages were developed may be obtained by clicking here.
The following resources were developed with the aid of resources from
the Eric Martz's web site at the University of Massachusetts. Most make
use of the templated CHIME presentation available at that site.
Biological molecules
Guided tour of protein structures (based
on the prssrc resources provided from Martz's web site)
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Some structures of Carboxypeptidase A with and without bound inhibitors
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Some structures of Bovine lens aminopeptidase (dinuclear Zn enzyme) with
and without bound inhibitors
Easy links for molecules to view with Protein
Explorer
Molecular Cruiser - a web application (inspired
by Protein Explorer) using CHIME for viewing molecular structure from a .pdb
file
- Allows easy input of RASMOL commands and viewing of the RASMOL output; if
you are familiar with RASMOL you will find this page easy to use.
Inorganic molecules
Structures of selected
ionic and metallic solids (based on the prssrc resources provided from
Martz's web site)
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iron (body-centered cubic)
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nickel (cubic close packed)
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cobalt (hexagonal close packed)
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sodium chloride
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nickel arsenide
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rutile
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cesium chloride
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barium magnesium silicide
Structures of
molecular solids
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It is common for chemists and biologists to show pictures of molecules
in ball and stick or wireframe views based on structures obtained from
X-ray crystallography. It is less common for them to show pictures of how
the molecules pack together to form a semi-infinite lattice of repeating
unit cells. Clicking on the title above will allow you to compare views
of a coordination complex showing a single molecule with another view showing
roughly 50 molecules packed together in the semi-infinite lattice.