摘要: A flexible and modular peptide modeling set was designed using freely available software tools. The consists of space-filling models all 20 naturally occurring amino acid side chains a kit for constructing peptides employing C-alpha carbons amide bond groups. Connectors that allow free rotation about phi psi angles on the peptide, together with explicit representation backbone hydrogen donor acceptors allows construction wide range protein secondary structure motifs. chain highlight steric, acid-base, polarity these These were printed relatively affordable commercially fused filament fabrication printers minimal postprinting processing. Use in student group activities focused acids structural features is described. © 2019 International Union Biochemistry Molecular Biology, 47(4):432-437, 2019.