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This page shows instructions for the most typical and useful operations that LiteMol can perform.


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=Basics=

Introduction to LiteMol environment, loading a molecular structure, using basic controls and settings, mouse tricks, interactive usage.


=Visual Representations=

How to create and update visual representations of molecules, different types of representations and their parameters.


=Visualization of Electron Density Maps=

How to load electron density data and visualize density isosurfaces.


=Biological Assemblies And Crystal Symmetry=

Reconstructing biological assemblies from an asymmetric unit, using crystal symmetry operations to reconstruct neighbors in the crystal lattice.


=Visualizing PDBe Sequence Annotations And Validation Reports=

How to load sequence annotations from PDBe and use distinctive coloring for the annotated parts of biomolecule structure. How to visualize structure quality using PDBe validation data.


=Using Selections=

How to use selection algebra to retrieve particular regions of a structure, such as specific residues, atoms, or chains.