title: A crystallographic molecular lattice builder applied to model lipid bilayers.
abstract: It is often desirable for noncrystallographers to generate graphical models of three-dimensional crystal structures based on published coordinates of the atoms that make up the crystallographic unit cells. This type of visualization is particularly important for small-molecule crystals, such as lipid crystals, where one may be interested in investigating interactions between the individual molecules in addition to their conformations. BILAYER BUILDER is a program that generates a portion of the entire crystal structure from the coordinates of the molecules in a single unit cell. It gives users of small desktop computers, such as the Apple Macintosh, the capability to generate and examine model crystal structures with a molecular graphics display program. BILAYER BUILDER stores the crystal coordinates in a Brookhaven Protein Data Bank file format for possible use in a variety of applications on many different computers. Initially, it was written for use with lipid crystals and bilayers but may be used for building an assortment of molecular crystals.
authors.affiliation: Center for Biomolecular Science and Engineering, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375.
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Turner
authors.forename: B P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Gaber
mesh_terms: D003196:Computer Graphics; D003461:Crystallography / Q000379:methods*; D004134:Dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine / Q000737:chemistry; D008051:Lipid Bilayers / Q000737:chemistry*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D010742:Phospholipid Ethers / Q000737:chemistry; D012984:Software
chemical_list: C076164:3-octadecyl-2-methylglycero-1-phosphocholine; D008051:Lipid Bilayers; D010742:Phospholipid Ethers; D004134:Dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine