The Python Macromolecular Library (mmLib) is a
software toolkit and library of routines for the
analysis and manipulation of macromolecular
structural models, implemented in the Python
programming language. It is accessed via a
layered, object-oriented application programming
interface, and provides a range of useful software
components for parsing mmCIF, PDB, and MTZ files,
a library of atomic elements and monomers, an
object-oriented data structure describing
biological macromolecules, and an OpenGL molecular
viewer. The mmLib data model is designed to
provide easy access to the various levels of
detail needed to implement high-level application
programs for macromolecular crystallography, NMR,
modeling, and visualization. This includes
specialized classes for proteins, DNA, amino
acids, and nucleic acids.
