Tricks and Tips

    • Operations can be reverted by pressing Undo / Redo images/download/attachments/5317614/undo24.png / images/download/attachments/5317614/redo24.pngbuttons on General toolbar.

    • Paste names, InChi directly onto the canvas, they will be converted into chemical structures right away.

    • The easy way to modify or add new properties to an atom/bond/selection to right click on it and use an option from the pop up menu.

    • You can introduce any kind of element and a lot of query features from the Advanced panel of the Periodic Table images/download/attachments/5317601/periodic24.png dialog. Try out the shortcuts as well.

    • Use build-in structure templates, choosing Insert > Template Library from menu.

    • Import peptide, DNA, RNA sequences from menu Edit > Source .

    • Simple paste IUPAC name from Structure > Structure to name menu; you can add IUPAC numbering as well (menu View > Advanced > Atom numbering > IUPAC numbering )

    • Calculate chemical properties like pKA, logD, Solubility using the options of Calculation menu (additional license needed).

    • Is your molecule chemically correct? Check it pushing Check Structureimages/download/attachments/5317614/check-structure24.png button from General toolbar.

    • Press Ctrl+2 (or Ctrl+3 ) if you want to clean your molecule in 2D images/download/attachments/5317567/clean2D24.png (or 3D images/download/attachments/5317567/clean3D24.png ).

    • Check your molecule in online databases (Chemicalize, Chemspider, Pubchem) from File menu of MarvinSketch.