Rapid Creation of Three-Dimensional, Tactile Models from Crystallographic Data

Figure 4

Conversion of PDB file data for alpha-carbonic anhydrase to a molecular model. (a) Thermal ellipsoid plot (50% probability) as visualized in Mercury without hydrogen atoms. (b) PDB file as visualized in VMD using SURF representation prior to rendering as an STL file. (c) Molecular model after printing showing attached support material. (d) Finished molecular model after removal of support material showing the active site in the cleft at the front of the model.

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