AstexViewer™ 2.0
AstexViewer™ is a Java molecular graphics program that assists in structure based drug design. It can be used as an Applet in a web page or as a desktop application. The software should run on most operating systems and in most internet browsers. AstexViewer™ has been used most extensively in Internet Explorer v5+ running on Microsoft Windows. The software is known to run as an Applet within the Safari browser on Mac OS X.
AstexViewer™ 2.0 is a major upgrade of the software first described in the original publication (M.J.Hartshorn, JCAMD,16, 871 (2002)). New functionality includes
- Sphere, cylinder and stick display styles for molecules.
- Versatile labelling and distance monitors.
- Shaded molecular surfaces, with transparency and property mapping.
- Protein schematics and secondary structure assignment.
- High quality image production to arbitrary resolution, with antialiasing and shadows.
The following pages show examples of the use of AstexViewer™ for displaying protein/ligand complexes.
- An applet using the internal Java graphical user interface.
- An applet using HTML and Javascript controls.
- An example that displays multiple structures.
The contents of the AstexViewer™ distribution can be browsed online. This includes documentation and a gallery of images.
AstexViewer™ may be downloaded from this website subject to acceptance of the terms and conditions of the licence agreement on the Download page. We hope you find AstexViewer™ useful and welcome your feedback.
AstexViewer™ is a trademark of Astex Therapeutics Ltd.