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Monday, March 25, 2013

Nueraminidase Molecule

Molecule: Nueraminidase

PDB ID Number: 1NN2

Authors: Varghese, J.N., Coleman, P.M.

Type: Protien

Number of Chains: A

Function: To help viruses be released from the host cell

Biological Relevance: Influenza A Virus

Diseases: Influenza A

CPK Model:

Ball and Stick Model:

Ribbon Model:

Contact Surface Model:

Biological Unit Model:

The purpose of the CPK model is to show the molecule with just atoms and no bonding between them.
The purpose of the Ball and Stick model is to display the molecule with atoms and bonds like molecules are usually expressed.
The ribbon model shows the backbone of each part of the molecule to show the general shape of it.
A contact surface model can easily show the shape of a molecule without all the confusing single atoms and bonds.
The purpose of the biological unit model is to express how that molecule is in real life.

	hydrogen (H)	white
	carbon (C)	black
	nitrogen (N)	dark blue
	oxygen (O)	red
	fluorine (F), chlorine (Cl)	green
	bromine (Br)	dark red
	iodine (I)	dark violet
	noble gases (He, Ne, Ar, Xe, Kr)	cyan
	phosphorus (P)	orange
	sulfur (S)	yellow
	boron (B), most transition metals	peach, salmon
	alkali metals (Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, Fr)	violet
	alkaline earth metals (Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Ra)	dark green
	titanium (Ti)	gray
	iron (Fe)	orange
	other elements	pink

A biological unit what that protein actually looks like in real life.

A capsid is the protein coat or shell of a virus particle, it surrounds the nucleic acid or nucleoprotein core.

Ambient Occlusion helps you to visualize that molecule in more appealing colors to your eyes.

Maya has the advantage of being so open-ended that you can make anything with it. So that puts it higher than most other programs already.