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A protein alpha helix in different representations - multi-color version

Created by
mariusmihasan
Created:
4/30/26
Submitted:
10/7/26
Published:
10/7/26
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3DPX-023471

NIH 3D DOI:

https://doi.org/10.60705/3dpx/23471.2

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CC-BY-NC
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Biomacromolecules
Biomacromolecules
Description

An alpha-helix from 2HHB.pdb containing aminoacids 1VLSPADKTNVKAAWGKVGA19, chain A, visualized in different ways. Stabilizing H-bonds between the peptide backbone atoms are highlighted. One extra H-bond is present but can be snapped off after printing.

I made this to use it for teaching Biochemistry and Structural Biology.

Models respond to the following Biomolecular visualization learning goals (BioMolViz; DOI:10.1002/bmb.20991)

  • AR2.02 Students will describe the atoms that are represented in different renderings. (novice)

The model shows the color capabilities of 3DP-Jmol (https://github.com/mariusmihasan/3DP-Jmol), a script for automatically converting structural data into printable files.

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