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An algorithm is presented for generating a representation of the solvent-accessible molecular surface as a smooth triangulated manifold. The algorithm, called SMART (SMooth moleculAR surface Triangulator), divides the contact and reentrant portions of the solvent-accessible molecular surface into curvilinear three-sided elements. In contrast to the author's earlier implementation of this general approach [Zauhar, R.J. and Morgan, R.S., J. Comput. Chem., 11 (1990) 603], the SMART algorithm defines elements directly on the appropriate geometric surface types (rather than using interpolation over cubic elements), and has special features to handle highly distorted regions which often appear in deep crevices and internal cavities. While the method is designed for use with boundary element techniques in continuum electrostatics, it can also be applied to the accurate computation of molecular surface areas and volumes, and the generation of shaded surfaces for display with interactive computer graphics.
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Availability: Programs (in C) for surface generation, area and volume computation are available from the author. Also available is a graphics display program which runs on Silicon Graphics workstations.
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Zauhar, R.J. SMART: A solvent-accessible triangulated surface generator for molecular graphics and boundary element applications. J Computer-Aided Mol Des 9, 149–159 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00124405
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