AccuModel v.1.1, which is a molecular modelling tool including MM3 energy
minimization calculations, etc. Results in 3D as stick, stick-and-ball,
space-filled, etc. Easy to use. Can't recommend it enough. Get it from:
http://www.microsimulations.com/accumodel.html
If you want other things to play with:
1) ISIS/Draw: free for home use, fully-functional two-dimensional chemical
formulae/reaction constructor, includes a library of complex amino acids,
etc. and a _chemical checker_ which will tell you if you've created
something unfeasible. Export your model as a .mol file and you can load it
in to AccuModel. (Similarly, you can import AccuModel files in to
ISIS/Draw.) ISIS/Draw comes with RASMol, which shows your models in 3D, but
not as well as AccuModel.
2) MolPOV: converts .pdb files (exported from AccuModel) in to .pov files,
which can be used in...
3) ...POVRay: which will produce a ray-traced version of your molecule with
specular shading, etc.
The URLs for these three programs are:
ISIS/Draw: http://www.mdli.co.uk/prod/download.html
MolPOV: http://www.chem.ufl.edu/~der/der_pov2.htm
POVRay: http://www.povray.org/nj-index.html
Enjoy!
Sarah
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