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Byron's Bender, invented by crystallographer Byron Rubin<ref name="b72">Rubin, Byron; Richardson Jane S. The simple construction of protein alpha-carbon models. Biopolymers. 1972; 11(11):2381-5. [https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/bip.1972.360111116 PDF]</ref><ref name="b85">Rubin, Byron. 1985. Macromolecule backbone models. ''Methods in Enzymology'' '''115''':391-7.</ref>, is a machine designed to bend wire into the backbone trace of a protein model. The machine was manufactured by the Charles Supper Company in Natick Massachusetts<ref name="supper">[http://www.charles-supper.com/en/page/product.cfm?idProduct=33 Supper Protein Wire Model Bender]</ref>, and widely used by crystallographers in the 1970's and 1980's. '''Photos of the machine''' are available<ref name="b72" /><ref name="b85" /><ref name="supper" /><ref name="dataphys">[http://dataphys.org/list/byrons-bender/ 1970 - Byron's Bender] by Pierre Dragicevic, 2015.</ref>. | Byron's Bender, invented by crystallographer Byron Rubin<ref name="b72">Rubin, Byron; Richardson Jane S. The simple construction of protein alpha-carbon models. Biopolymers. 1972; 11(11):2381-5. [https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/bip.1972.360111116 PDF]</ref><ref name="b85">Rubin, Byron. 1985. Macromolecule backbone models. ''Methods in Enzymology'' '''115''':391-7.</ref>, is a machine designed to bend wire into the backbone trace of a protein model. The machine was manufactured by the Charles Supper Company in Natick Massachusetts<ref name="supper">[http://www.charles-supper.com/en/page/product.cfm?idProduct=33 Supper Protein Wire Model Bender]</ref>, and widely used by crystallographers in the 1970's and 1980's. '''Photos of the machine''' are available<ref name="b72" /><ref name="b85" /><ref name="supper" /><ref name="dataphys">[http://dataphys.org/list/byrons-bender/ 1970 - Byron's Bender] by Pierre Dragicevic, 2015.</ref>. | ||
Wire is advanced in fixed-length increments, representing the distances between alpha-carbon atoms. A dihedral angle is then set on dials, and a lever is pulled to bend the wire to the specified angle. Often, the emerging wire model collides with the machine. Then, the wire is cut, and later the resulting segments are fastened end to end with small metal sleeves. Each such joint is glued at the correct angle. | Wire is advanced in fixed-length increments, representing the distances between alpha-carbon atoms. A dihedral angle is then set on dials, and a lever is pulled to bend the wire to the specified angle. Often, the emerging wire model collides with the machine. Then, the wire is cut, and later the resulting segments are fastened end to end with small metal sleeves. Each such joint is silver-soldered or glued at the correct angle. | ||
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