DS Visualizer: Uses & Applications

Discovery Studio (DS) Visualizer (from BIOVIA) is a visualization tool for viewing, sharing, and analyzing proteins [1]. Here are some uses and applications of DS Visualizer.

It can allow us to:

• visualize proteins and small molecules.
• analyze Vina docking results. (For details on how to do it, read this article).
• modify structures by building and editing nucleic acids and proteins.
• superimpose proteins.
• Search side-chain rotamers.
• short simulations for structures as well as for small molecules.
• analyze protein-ligand interactions.
• create pharmacophores.
• sketch and browse small molecules.
• build fragments in small molecules.
• align small molecules.
• edit X-ray protein structures.
• store users’ tools under the ‘My Tools’ tab.
• easy selection, labeling of residues, and colors.
• create 2D interaction plots, heat maps, 3D point plots, and so on.
• run several scripts for structure editing, visualization, and many more.
• export image in various formats.

These are a few uses of DS Visualizer. You can find more when you explore it.

References

1. BIOVIA, Dassault Systèmes, Discovery Studio Visualizer, v21.1.0.20298, San Diego: Dassault Systèmes, 2021.