Jmolis computersoftwareformolecular modellingchemical structuresin3-dimensions.[2]Jmol returns a 3D representation of amoleculethat may be used as a teaching tool,[3]or for research e.g., inchemistryandbiochemistry.
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 Jmol three-dimensional structure rendering ofstreptavidin | |
| Developer(s) | Jmol development team |
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| Initial release | 2001 |
| Stable release | 16.1.59 
/ 26 February 2024 |
| Repository | sourceforge |
| Written in | Java |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Platform | Systems withJavaandWeb browserswithout Java |
| Available in | 16 languages |
List of languages Catalan, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Turkish, Ukrainian[1] | |
| Type | Molecular modelling |
| License | LGPL2.0 |
| Website | www |
Software
editIt is written in the programming languageJava,so it can run on the operating systemsWindows,macOS,Linux,andUnix,if Java is installed. It isfree and open-source softwarereleased under aGNU Lesser General Public License(LGPL) version 2.0. A standalone application and asoftware development kit(SDK) exist that can be integrated into other Java applications, such asBioclipseandTaverna.
A popular feature is an applet that can be integrated into web pages to display molecules in a variety of ways. For example, molecules can be displayed asball-and-stick models,space-filling models,ribbon diagrams,etc.[4] Jmol supports a wide range ofchemical file formats,includingProtein Data Bank(pdb),Crystallographic Information File(cif),MDL Molfile(mol), andChemical Markup Language(CML). There is also aJavaScript-only (HTML5) version,JSmol,that can be used on computers with no Java.[5]
The Jmol applet, among other abilities, offers an alternative to theChimeplug-in,[3]which is no longer under active development. While Jmol has many features that Chime lacks, it does not claim to reproduce all Chime functions, most notably, theSculptmode. Chime requiresplug-ininstallation andInternet Explorer6.0 orFirefox 2.0onMicrosoft Windows,orNetscape Communicator4.8 onMac OS 9.Jmol requiresJavainstallation and operates on a wide variety of platforms. For example, Jmol is fully functional inMozilla Firefox,Internet Explorer,Opera,Google Chrome,andSafari.
Screenshots
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Crystal structure of an H/ACA box RNP fromPyrococcus furiosus -
Highlighting twosalt bridgesinhemoglobintetramer (hemo group as sticks at bottom-right) -
A fragment oftranscription factorTFIIIA forming three consecutivezinc fingermotifs, bound to a stretch ofDNA -
Eubacterial70S Ribosome fromThermus thermophilus
See also
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References
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- ^Chen, Jim X. (2008), Springer (ed.),Guide to Graphics Software Tools,p. 471,ISBN978-1-84800-900-4
- ^abHerráez, A (2006),"Biomolecules in the Computer: Jmol to the Rescue",Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education,34(4): 255–61,doi:10.1002/bmb.2006.494034042644,PMID21638687,S2CID36319720
- ^Herráez, A (2007), Lulu (ed.),How to Use Jmol to Study and Present Molecular Structures, Volume 1,p. 21,ISBN978-1-84799-259-8
- ^"JSmol".Archived fromthe originalon 2018-01-01.Retrieved2015-11-02.
External links
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- Official website
- Willighagen, Egon; Howard, Miguel (June 2007)."Fast and Scriptable Molecular Graphics in Web Browsers without Java3D".Nature Precedings.doi:10.1038/npre.2007.50.1.
- Jmol extension for MediaWiki
- Biomodel
- Molview