Install Cn3D: Introduction



Cn3D Installation
Cn3D is used to view 3 dimensional structures stored in MMDB (NCBI's molecular modeling database) and is freely available from the National Center of Biotechnology Information (NCBI) (www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov). This tutorial demonstrates how to: 1. Install Cn3D on a PC with a Windows operating system 2. Download files of 3-dimensional structures from NCBI's structure database, MMDB, and open them with Cn3D. Properties of amino acids When working with protein sequences it's sometimes helpful to have a reference for the one and three letter codes for amino acids and for the different properties associated with each amino acid. A good reference is available at: http://www.bioscience.org/urllists/aminacid.htm Before you begin, here are some helpful hints: These pages will only work with Netscape (4.0, 4.6, and 4.7) and Internet Explorer versions, 3.0 and later. Note: These pages do not work with Netscape 6.0. In many slides the green arrows point to the link that would be selected at NCBI's site. Click the green arrows to move to the next slide. To see information repeated, reload the page, or return to a previous slide by using the "Back" button on your browser. The links shown on the following slides are not active, in most slides only the green arrrows have active links. It's often helpful to have two web browser windows open at the same time so that you can view the tutorial in one window and view the live site in the other. How do I open two web browser windows? This series is not meant as a comprehensive description of NCBI's programs, merely a quick guide to help you get started. Click on the green arrow to begin Copyright Geospiza, Inc.


Funding for this project was provided by the National Science Foundation's Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement Program under grant DUE-0088153