Uploaded December 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
This tutorial series will enable viewers to become proficient in using UCSF Chimera (https://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/chimera/), an extensible molecular modeling software. Topics covered range from foundational selections and actions to more complex subjects like structure analysis and animation.
Access the full series: pdb101.rcsb.org/learn/videos/visualizing-pdb-structures-with-ucsf-chimera
Video Guide:
00:00 Overview of structure analysis capabilities
00:17 Selecting residues in the vicinity of a ligand
01:16 Measuring and displaying the distance between two atoms
01:50 Finding all the hydrogen bonds in a protein structure
02:11 Finding hydrogen bonds involving a specific structural component
02:42 Introduction to structure comparison
02:58 Comparing two protein structures via chain alignment
03:35 Analyzing the two superposed protein chains
This tutorial series will enable viewers to become proficient in using UCSF Chimera (https://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/chimera/), an extensible molecular modeling software. Topics covered range from foundational selections and actions to more complex subjects like structure analysis and animation.
Access the full series: pdb101.rcsb.org/learn/videos/visualizing-pdb-structures-with-ucsf-chimera
Video Guide:
00:00 Overview of structure analysis capabilities
00:17 Selecting residues in the vicinity of a ligand
01:16 Measuring and displaying the distance between two atoms
01:50 Finding all the hydrogen bonds in a protein structure
02:11 Finding hydrogen bonds involving a specific structural component
02:42 Introduction to structure comparison
02:58 Comparing two protein structures via chain alignment
03:35 Analyzing the two superposed protein chains
