MDL Chime is a plugin used by web browsers to display the three dimensional structures of molecules. It is part of the ISIS product line by scientific publisher Elsevier MDL. It is based on the Rasmol code. A plugin (or plug-in) is a computer program that can, or must, interact with another program to provide a certain, usually very specific, function. ... A web browser is a software package that enables a user to display and interact with documents hosted by web servers. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... In science, a molecule is the smallest particle of a pure chemical substance that still retains its chemical composition and properties. ... Elsevier MDL is a subsidiary of Elsevier. ... RasMol is a computer program written for molecular graphics visualization intended and used primarily for the depiction and exploration of biological macromolecule structures, such as those found in the Protein Data Bank. ...
Chime can be used at the Protein Data Bank to examine structures stored there, and on a variety of biochemistry web sites for the visualization of macromolecules. The Protein Data Bank (PDB) is a repository for 3-D structural data of proteins and nucleic acids. ... Biochemistry is the study of the chemistry of life, a bridge between biology and chemistry that studies how complex chemical reactions give rise to life. ... A macromolecule is a molecule composed of a very large number of atoms. ...
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