ISSN:
1432-2315
Keywords:
Molecular modelling
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Computer-assisted drug design (CADD)
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Graphics language
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Molecular computer graphics (MCG)
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Chemical information systems
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Computer Science
Notes:
Abstract Molecular computer graphics (MCG) has become the indispensable complement of experimental chemical and biological tools and, in a way, will shape the evolution of these fields. This accelerated and popularized evolution takes root in the visual, even scenic, grasping of fundamental chemical concepts, perceived as veritable ideograms, which condense a vast amount of information with a few two- or threedimensional graphic symbols. With MCG one can carry out real computerized syntheses of chemical images. MCG is also an ideal tool through which to visualize the changes of a system as a function of time. This review article describes the potentials and advantages of structural MCG for visualizing the basic steps of important modelization concepts, particularly for handling on-line structures in information networks and in computer-assisted drug design (CADD) applications.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01901269
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