CambridgeSoft Desktop Software

BioDraw Ultra 12.0 Suite

This ultimate Biology drawing and analysis suite includes BioDraw Ultra 12.0, plus the ChemDraw and 3D ActiveX Net (W) Controls & Plugins. Drawing elements include membranes, DNA, enzymes, receptors, and reaction arrows, tRNA, Ribosomes, Helix Proteins, Golgi Bodies, G-Proteins, Immunoglobins, Mitochondrion and a Plasmid Map Tool. BioDraw includes a Sequence Tool for drawing peptide or nucleotide sequences using single or three letter codes.

BioDraw Ultra 12.0 features now available:

• ChemBioDraw
  • Documents can contain over 16 million colors
  • High color biological element and pathway templates

(W = Windows Only)

Applications Included

• BioDraw Ultra 12.0
  BioDraw Ultra makes drawing and annotating your biological pathways quick and straightforward, adding a level of uniformity and detail which is unmatched. Drawing elements include membranes, DNA, enzymes, receptors, and reaction arrows, tRNA, Ribosomes, Helix Proteins, Golgi Bodies, G-Proteins, Immunoglobins, Mitochondrion and a Plasmid Map Tool. BioDraw Ultra now includes a Sequence Tool for drawing peptide or nucleotide sequences using single letter codes. The sequences can be expanded and contracted. With BioDraw Ultra 12.0, you can also store annotations for each element in your drawing. Annotation data ranges from manually entered text to attached documents, literature references or links.
• ChemDraw ActiveX/Plugin Pro 12.0
  This premier ActiveX Control/Plugin allows you to query online databases and view & publish online structures. This installer will automatically install the necessary Plugin or ActiveX controls based on your web browser(s).
  It adds save and print abilities to ChemDraw ActiveX/Plugin Net.
• Chem3D ActiveX Pro 12.0
  This premier ActiveX Control/Plugin allows you to view & publish 3D structures online and in MS PowerPoint presentations. This installer will automatically install the necessary Plugin or ActiveX controls based on your web browser(s). It adds save and print abilities to Chem3D ActiveX/Plugin Net.

Applications Features

(W) - Feature available on Win only

BioDraw Ultra 12.0

• Annotations
  Store annotations to include additional reference data for each structure or object in your drawing. Annotation data ranges from manually entered text to attached documents, literature references or links.
• Annotations
  Store annotations for each element in your drawing. Annotation data ranges from manually entered text to attached documents, literature references or links.
• Atom Numbering
  Add sequential numbering indicators to atoms in a structure.
• BioArt
  A ChemDraw palette of customizable common biochemistry symbols including membranes, cellular structures and more.
• Chemical Warnings
  Mouse-over red box to read error description.
• Color Faded Shapes
  Shapes can now be filled with a faded color.
• Drawing Elements
  Draw with common pathway elements such as membranes, DNA, enzymes, receptors, and reaction arrows. tRNA, Ribosomes, Helix Proteins, Golgi Bodies, G-Proteins, Immunoglobins, Mitochondrion and more!
• Expand Generic Structure
  Generate multiple structures from an "abbreviated" generic structure.
• Floating Character Map
  Add special characters from any font instantly to any ChemDraw document.
• Floating Periodic Table
  Element information available at all times with floating periodic table on the desktop.
• Freehand Drawing Tool
  Use the mouse or other pointing device to draw freehand shapes using this intuitive drawing tool.
• High Color Templates
  A set of high color pathway and element templates.
• Integration
  BioDraw works seamlessly with your other desktop programs so you can use your pathways in presentations and publications.
• Mass & Other Fragmentation Tools
  Three fragmentation tools: Mass, Dissociation, & Retrosynthesis.
• MS Office Integration
  (W) ChemDraw offers full integration via OLE, so you can embed your drawings in any Office document.
• New Arrows Tool
  Control every aspect of arrows drawn, including arc, length, headstyle, dipole, no-go and more.
• Object Specific Settings
  Create drawings with different styles in different parts of the document.
• Pathway Diagrams
  BioDraw includes drawing tools specifically designed for pathway diagrams; you can create beautiful pathway diagrams in a matter of minutes.
• Plasmid Map Tool
  Create a plasmid map entering the number of base pairs in the plasmid map and specifying ranges for regions and locations and labels for markers.
• Polymer Draw
  Represent and manipulate polymers in ChemDraw.
• Properties HotLink
  Chemical names, formulas, molecular weights, and other physical properties added to the document are “live”, and will now update automatically as modifications are made to structural diagrams.
• Relative Stereochemistry
  Allows specification of relationships between groups of stereocenters smaller than an entire molecule.
• Rotation & Integration
  Rotate BioDraw objects and combine them with chemical structures.
• Sequence Tool
  Draw peptide or nucleotide sequences using using 1 and 3 letter codes. The atoms are labeled with amino acid or nucleotide nicknames. The sequences can be expanded and contracted.
• Stereochemistry
  Identifies stereocenters using Cahn-Ingold Prelog rules.
• Structure CleanUp
  Improves poor drawings.
• Structure Drawing
  Draw chemical structures.
• Structure Perspective Tool
  Adjust the perspective of ChemDraw molecules with simple horizontal/vertical mouse movements.
• Terminal Carbon Labeling
  Automatic display of atom labels on terminal carbon atoms.
• TLC Plate Tool
  Customizable and crescent-shaped spots available from TLC tool for reproduction of TLC plates for inclusion in ChemDraw Documents.

ChemDraw ActiveX/Plugin Pro 12.0

• ActiveX Edit in ChemDraw
  Edit your document using your installed version of ChemDraw, rather than your ActiveX, providing greater screen real estate for editing, and also access to the full range of ChemDraw capabilities.
• Annotations
  Store annotations for each element in your drawing. Annotation data ranges from manually entered text to attached documents, literature references or links.
• Annotations
  Store annotations to include additional reference data for each structure or object in your drawing. Annotation data ranges from manually entered text to attached documents, literature references or links.
• Atom Numbering
  Add sequential numbering indicators to atoms in a structure.
• Chemical File Format
  Reading & writing of chemical file formats including spectra & reactions.
• Chemical Warnings
  Mouse-over red box to read error description.
• Color Faded Shapes
  Shapes can now be filled with a faded color.
• Custom Templates & Nicknames
  Ability to create & edit templates & nicknames.
• Expand Generic Structure
  Generate multiple structures from an "abbreviated" generic structure.
• Floating Character Map
  Add special characters from any font instantly to any ChemDraw document.
• Floating Periodic Table
  Element information available at all times with floating periodic table on the desktop.
• Freehand Drawing Tool
  Use the mouse or other pointing device to draw freehand shapes using this intuitive drawing tool.
• Graphic Display & Image
  Adds greater detail to on-screen drawings and saved image files.
• Graphical File Formats
  Import graphics stored in GIF, TIFF, PNG, JPEG, and BMP formats.
• I/Draw Mode
  New compatibility mode allows ChemDraw to look and feel like your legacy drawing package.
• ISIS-style Data SGroups
  Data can be attached to objects.
• LabArt
  Publication-quality EPS glassware art for use within your ChemDraw documents.
• Mass & Other Fragmentation Tools
  Three fragmentation tools: Mass, Dissociation, & Retrosynthesis.
• MDL Molfile
  Read and write files in the Molfile format.
• MS Office Integration
  (W) ChemDraw offers full integration via OLE, so you can embed your drawings in any Office document.
• Multi-Page Docs
  Create multiple page documents and posters within a single ChemDraw file.
• New Arrows Tool
  Control every aspect of arrows drawn, including arc, length, headstyle, dipole, no-go and more.
• Object Specific Settings
  Create drawings with different styles in different parts of the document.
• Online Menu
  (W) Draw a structure or model and immediately get online vendor information ChemACX.Com with the click of a button.
• Polymer Draw
  Represent and manipulate polymers in ChemDraw.
• Properties HotLink
  Chemical names, formulas, molecular weights, and other physical properties added to the document are “live”, and will now update automatically as modifications are made to structural diagrams.
• Relative Stereochemistry
  Allows specification of relationships between groups of stereocenters smaller than an entire molecule.
• SD File Format Support
  Import and export SD files directly from ChemDraw.
• Stereochemistry
  Identifies stereocenters using Cahn-Ingold Prelog rules.
• Structure CleanUp
  Improves poor drawings.
• Structure Drawing
  Draw chemical structures.
• Structure Perspective Tool
  Adjust the perspective of ChemDraw molecules with simple horizontal/vertical mouse movements.
• Terminal Carbon Labeling
  Automatic display of atom labels on terminal carbon atoms.
• TLC Plate Tool
  Customizable and crescent-shaped spots available from TLC tool for reproduction of TLC plates for inclusion in ChemDraw Documents.
• tPSA
  Topological Polar Surface Area (tPSA) provides a fast approximation of the molecular polar surface area, a useful parameter for prediction of drug transport properties, which has been show to correlate with human intestinal absorption and blood-brain barrier penetration.

Chem3D ActiveX Pro 12.0

• Enhanced Graphics
  (W) Chem3D uses openGL to provide high quality graphics display.
• Group Labels
  (W) Display group labels in the Chem3D model view.
• Hydrogen Bonds
  (W) Automatically display hydrogen bonds in the 3D view!
• Kekule / Delocalized Display Mode
  (W) Toggle between dashed line and alternating single-double bond representation of delocalized and aromatic bonds.
• PowerPoint
  (W) Embed Chem3D models in PowerPoint files. Rotate and zoom Chem3D models while giving a presentation.

System Requirements

• Windows 2000, XP, Vista (32-bit only); Excel add-ins require MS Excel 2000, 2003, or XP
• Mac OS X 10.3.x PowerPC, 10.4.x PowerPC, 10.4.x Intel

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