How to create web-delivered presentations using Chime. For exploring macromolecular structure, Protein Explorer has completely superceded RasMol. After you find a molecule at the Protein Data Bank, note the 4-character PDB ID code, then go to the above URL to explore it in version 1.5. Protein Explorer is free and works on both Windows and Macintosh . The first view of each molecule is maximally informative, described and interpreted by the FirstView page.
Extensive help is available for novices.
QuickViews provides simple, logically organized yet powerful menus. Context-sensitive help is automatically displayed, including color keys. Although you don't need to use RasMol commands, it understands all RasMol commands. Therefore experienced RasMol users can adapt easily. MSA3D colors a protein to reflect conservation and mutation, based on a multiple protein sequence alignment.