Python Molecular Graphics

PyMOL is one of a few open-source visualization tools available

for use in structural biology. The Py portion of the software's

name refers to the fact that it extends, and is extensible by the

Python programming language.

PyMOL has the ability to load, manipulate and visualize molecules

from a variety of formats and sources. The program can easily be

controlled using a menu-driven GUI, or from a large number of

commands and/or scripts. A built-in raytracer is available to

generate high-quality images of the views generated in the GL

portion of the GUI.

PyMOL uses OpenGL Extension Wrangler Library (GLEW) and Freeglut,

and can solve Poisson–Boltzmann equations using the Adaptive

Poisson Boltzmann Solver (apbs).

Install this application to view, analyze, and prepare graphics

images of proteins and experimental strucural data

(e.g. crystallographic, NMR and electron microscopy based).