Purpose/Label | Image | Colors used | |
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1 | Secondary structure of protein under study | ![]() |
pink, purple: alpha helix (slightly different versions) White: formless (nothing in particular) Blue: turns Yellow: beta strands (parts of beta sheets) |
2 | Hydrophobicity | ![]() |
Amino acids with hydrophobic sidechains silver; those with hydrophilic sidechains orchid (think red + blue) |
3 | Not the current focus | ![]() |
When second protein is shown, but not the current object of interest, it will be faded or on gray | 4 | An identical subunit | ![]() |
When second monomer of the protein understudy is present, but not the current object of interest, it will be dark green | 5 | Main/secondary interest | ![]() |
Often, a primary sidechain and a secondary one will be displayed. Generally, the one of primary interest (mutated position, etc.) will be darker and full-size, while the one of secondary (but still notable!) interest will be lighter and often smaller. |