Feature Requests item #907720, was opened at 2004-03-01 12:55 Message generated for change (Tracker Item Submitted) made by Item Submitter You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=379136&aid=907720&group_id=23629
Category: None Group: None Status: Open Priority: 5 Submitted By: Timothy Driscoll (molvisions) Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody) Summary: backbone and trace for nucleic acids Initial Comment: Chime inteprets nucleic acid backbone as a solid cylinder between phosphorus atoms on adjacent nucleotides. in fact, this more closely resembles a trace, which in proteins connects adjacent alpha carbons. a 'truer' nucleic acid backbone would include all atoms between adjacent phosphorus atoms: P (of unit 1) O5* (of unit 1) C5* (of unit 1) C4* (of unit 1) C3* (of unit 1) O3* (of unit 1) P (of unit 2) ... just as a protein backbone includes all atoms between adjacent alpha carbons: CA (of unit 1) C (of unit 1) N (of unit 2) CA (of unit 2) ... there is some question whether the nucleic backbone should include the entire sugar ring, or not. I tend to favor the latter. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=379136&aid=907720&group_id=23629 ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net is sponsored by: Speed Start Your Linux Apps Now. Build and deploy apps & Web services for Linux with a free DVD software kit from IBM. Click Now! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1356&alloc_id=3438&op=click _______________________________________________ Jmol-developers mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jmol-developers
