In working through this tutorial, you have used many RasMol commands and features, but there are many more available. In fact, this tutorial merely scratches the surface of a powerful and versatile program. The RasMol Manual is a complete manual for RasMol, designed for display in a World Wide Web browser like Netscape. The manual is designed for ease of use as a reference. After you download the manual, save it as a "Source" file named rasman.htm. Drag this file icon onto your Netscape icon to open it. Wait until it loads completely before clicking any links; otherwise, you will interrupt loading of the file. Then click on any link in the manual to jump to more information about that term or command. You can also use Edit: Find in you web browser to find more information about any command, including those you have used in this tutorial. Now that you know the basics of RasMol, you will find it easy to learn more.
For students of biochemistry, you will find PDB files of many of the molecules studied in a typical biochemistry course at the web site for the course I teach at the University of Southern Maine. Studying these molecules with RasMol may help you grasp difficult structural concepts in your own course. To obtain these files, direct your web browser to my home page.
Happy Modeling!
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