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Table 2 Examples of biomedical apps classified under “Structure builder and viewer ”

From: The world of biomedical apps: their uses, limitations, and potential

App name

OS

Description

App type

Hardware

Atomdroid

Android

Include molecular viewer and builder functions for geometry optimization and Monte Carlo simulation for small molecules

Hybrid (Comp Lab)

None

iMolecule Builder

iOS

Support formats from PDB, Sybyl and Crystallographic information. Visualize and build 3D molecules from scratch

Native (Comp Lab)

None

iProtein

iOS

Provide access to PDB and Swiss- Prot, RefSeq, Ensembl, etc. Support accurate homology modeling by generating protein structural models

Hybrid (Comp Lab)

None

PocketMDS

iOS

Perform molecular dynamics simulation of Lennard-Jones fluids

Native (Comp Lab)

None

Yasaraa

Android

Support graphics, molecular modeling and docking

Native (Comp Lab)

None

Molecular Dynamics

Android

Perform molecular dynamics simulation of particle motions and thermal changes of the molecular systems

Native (Comp Lab)

None

3D-Molecule View

Android

Built on top of jmol librabry and support multiple input formats to visualize 3D molecular structure

Native (Comp Lab)

None

Ball&Stick

iOS

Support visualization and local storage of input from PDB

Hybrid (Comp Lab)

None

Biochemistry Mnemonics

Android

Provide an interface of the Protein Data Bank to visualize or inspect protein structures in 3D or 2D.

Hybrid (Comp Lab)

None

iMolview Lite

Android & iOS

Browse and view 3D protein and DNA structures

Hybrid (Comp Lab)

None

NDKmol - molecular viewer

Android

View three dimensional structures of proteins, nucleic acids and small molecules

Native (Comp Lab)

None

PDB Xplorer

Android

Visualize 3D structures of proteins, nucleic acids and small molecules

Native (Comp Lab)

None

Pymol

iOS

Display proteins, nucleic acids, and other chemical structures, Support formats including pdb, sdf, mol2, pse, etc.

Native (Comp Lab)

None

  1. aKrieger et al. Bioinformatics, 30(20), 2014 [doi: btu426]