Interactive Figures

Visual representations are essential for understanding complex peptide structures and mechanisms. This section provides guidance on interpreting and creating scientific figures for peptide research education.

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Peptide Structure Visualization Guide

Tools and conventions for visualizing peptide structures — ribbon diagrams, surface representations, electrostatic potential maps, and Ramachandran plots.

→ PyMOL and ChimeraX fundamentals

→ Rendering styles and color schemes

→ Publication-quality figure preparation

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Peptide Signaling Pathway Maps

Comprehensive pathway diagrams for GLP-1, insulin, growth hormone, and other key peptide signaling cascades with annotated molecular interactions.

→ GLP-1R signaling pathway map

→ Insulin/IGF-1 signaling cascade

→ GPCR signal transduction networks

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Interactive Peptide Classification

Visual taxonomy of peptide classes — hormones, neuropeptides, antimicrobial peptides, toxins — with structural and functional comparison frameworks.

→ Structural classification trees

→ Functional annotation diagrams

→ Therapeutic category mapping

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Peptide Synthesis Visualization

Step-by-step visual walkthroughs of SPPS cycles — deprotection, coupling, cleavage — with molecular-level illustrations of each reaction.

→ Fmoc deprotection mechanism

→ HBTU/HATU coupling chemistry

→ Cleavage and global deprotection

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Molecular Dynamics Visualization

Understanding peptide motion — conformational sampling, energy landscapes, binding trajectories, and how to interpret MD simulation outputs.

→ RMSD and RMSF interpretation

→ Free energy landscape visualization

→ VMD and PyMOL for trajectory analysis