Published On Jul 17, 2023
In this first installment of PyMOL 101, KP teaches you the basics of the PyMOL Graphical User Interface (GUI, pronounced “gooey”). In lesson 1, you’ll learn to:
• Load the biological unit of structures
• Rotate, zoom, and reposition molecules
• Interpret the sequence display
• Zoom in on a feature of a particular structure
• Adjust clipping
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
00:38 - Loading Structures
02:37 - Takeaways from Loading Structures
02:58 - Mouse/trackpad controls
04:10 - Sequence
05:26 - Zooming and Clipping
REFERENCES:
• The PyMOL Molecular Graphics System, Version 2.0 Schrödinger, LLC. (Video made with Version 2.4.2)
• Berman, Helen M., et al. "The protein data bank." Nucleic acids research 28.1 (2000): 235-242. • The Protein Databank Website https://www.rcsb.org/
• PDB ID: 4mqk (Carbonmonoxy Structure of the Human Fetal Hemoglobin Mutant HbF Toms River alphawtgammaV67M)