SMILES

The simplified molecular-input line-entry system or SMILES is a specification in form of a line notation for describing the structure of chemical molecules using short ASCII strings. SMILES strings can be imported by most molecule editors for conversion back into two-dimensional drawings or three-dimensional models of the molecules.

Source: Wikipedia

You may click on the image to enlarge.

PDB and RasMol

Another KOS1101 lesson for today...

We present to you...

PDB & Rasmol!!!

I know your expression will be like this:


"What the...?" reaction... wait, why Snape?

I know, you'll be asking us: "What does PDB stands for?", "Is RasMol a new Andriod device?" etc.



Now, let us explain to you, so that you know, and we know better. Heh.

PDB is known as Protein Data Bank.

"The Protein Data Bank (PDB) is a repository for the 3-D structural data of large biological molecules, such as proteins and nucleic acids. (See also crystallographic database). The data, typically obtained by X-ray crystallography or NMR spectroscopy and submitted by biologists and biochemists from around the world, are freely accessible on the Internet via the websites of its member organisations (PDBe, PDBj, and RCSB). The PDB is overseen by an organization called the Worldwide Protein Data Bank, wwPDB."
(source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

At PDB website, you can browse all pictures of different kinds of biological macromolecular structures. it worth enjoying it if you're a biological students.

Then, what about RasMol?

"RasMol is a molecular graphics program intended for the visualisation of proteins, nucleic acids and small molecules. The program is aimed at display, teaching and generation of publication quality images. RasMol runs on wide range of architectures and operating systems including Microsoft Windows, Apple Macintosh, UNIX and VMS systems. UNIX and VMS versions require an 8, 24 or 32 bit colour X Windows display (X11R4 or later). The X Windows version of RasMol provides optional support for a hardware dials box and accelerated shared memory communication (via the XInput and MIT-SHM extensions) if available on the current X Server."
(Source: RasMol website)

In short, if you want to see the 3D-view of a molecular structure from PDB, you'll need this software.

And you'll also can view the same molecular structure in different displays and colours, depend on which one you prefer.

Collagenase's structure	Subtilisin's structure

Kexin's structure	Signal peptidase's structure

Oh yeah, you may click on the images to have a bigger and clearer view. (Sorry, forgot to tell earlier).

Some of Our Artwork...

Last Tuesday, our lecturer assign a task to the whole class.

And the task is so easy that even a 6-year-old child can do it perfectly.

Only using a special software.



ACD ChemSketch.

Now, my question (since secondary school) had been answered.

No wonder the teachers and lecturers can draw the chemical figure perfectly...

Oh ya, don't laugh at our artwork, because we're not perfect. Same to you, too...

Energy of Reaction Diagram Click on the image to enlarge.	Different Kind of Orbital Click on the image to enlarge.
Vaccum Distillation Apparatus Click on the image to enlarge.	DNA Strands Click on the image to enlarge.
Lipids and Micelle Strcuture Click on the image to enlarge.

How about yours? Mind to share your artworks by drop your comment on this post.

Ilal-liqa', ma'as salamah....

Introduction

Assalamu'alaykum warahmatullah wabarakatuh, dear visitor.

Welcome to the website of,

TROUBLEMAKERS OF IIUM
(of course, in Kuantan Campus)

Want to know about them?

Actually, there are nothing special about them. They're just ordinary people, servants of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, carrying the duty of His khalifah on this earth.

But, of course, you want to ta'aruf with them, isn't it?.

Lukhman bin Abdul Taib

A Sarawakian, he may looks quiet to some people, and noisy to others. He may look smart and 'religious' to some people, and quite naughty to others. Well, the best word to describe him is unpredictable. Most of the time he acts as normal, nothing special comes from him. But, beware, when the time is come, his words may be fatal to you, without going any 'filtration'. For sure, it comes from the hard time he went through. Studying at IIUM in Bachelor of Mathematical Science (Hons), you may visit his personal website at here.

Quiet, handsome, and a little bit naughty (maybe). Coming from Puchong, Selangor, most of the time (I mean, out of study time when he feels bored) he will sit in front of his personal Gateway laptop and watching movies. Always be the target of his own classmates to be their leader in the class, just make sure you don't make trouble on him. Studying at IIUM in Bachelor of Mathematical Science (Hons), he seeks to be 'half-mathematican' and 'half-physicist' in himself after graduating. You may visit his Facebook here.

Syed Dana Shah bin Syed Ahmad

Yeah, you may find this site is not really depicting us as troublemakers.

Nevertheless, most of first impression will not be correct. This is only the beginning.