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mmView: a web-based viewer of the mmCIF format.
1Laboratory of Informatics and Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Technology, Institute of Chemical Technology, Technická 5, CZ-166 28 Prague, Czech Republic. daniel.svozil@vscht.cz.
BMC Research Notes
|April 14, 2011
Summary
This study introduces mmView, a web-based application for exploring macromolecular structural data in the mmCIF format. mmView simplifies the interpretation of complex mmCIF files for both educational and research purposes.
Area of Science:
- Structural Biology
- Bioinformatics
- Computational Chemistry
Background:
- Protein Data Bank (PDB) format limitations for large structural datasets.
- Introduction of the mmCIF format for enhanced data storage.
- Challenges in human comprehension of mmCIF data.
Purpose of the Study:
- To present mmView, a novel application for exploring biomolecular structural data.
- To facilitate the interpretation of data stored in the mmCIF format.
- To provide a user-friendly tool for both educational and research use.
Main Methods:
- Development of a cross-platform, web-based application.
- Implementation of a tree-like structure for browsing mmCIF categories.
- Integration of Jmol for 3D structure visualization.
Main Results:
- mmView enables comfortable exploration of mmCIF structural data.
- Data is presented in an organized tabular format.
- Users can visualize and investigate biomolecular structures interactively.
Conclusions:
- mmView serves as a valuable tool for education and research in structural biology.
- The application is available as an open-source, stand-alone program.
- A publicly accessible web server version of mmView is also provided.
