Modeling an Enzyme Active Site using Molecular Visualization FreewareKristen Procko 1, Sandy Bakheet 1, Josh T. Beckham 1, Margaret A. Franzen 2, Henry Jakubowski 3, Walter R. P. Novak 4
1The University of Texas at Austin, 2Mount Mary University, 3College of St. Benedict/St. John’s University, 4Wabash College
A key skill in biomolecular modeling is displaying and annotating active sites in proteins. This technique is demonstrated using four popular free programs for macromolecular visualization: iCn3D, Jmol, PyMOL, and UCSF ChimeraX.
