ΧyMTeΧ is a macro package for TeX which renders high-quality chemical structure diagrams. Using the typesetting system, the name is styled as XϒMTeX. It was originally written by Shinsaku Fujita (藤田眞作, Fujita Shinsaku). Molecules are defined by TeX markup.
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| Original author(s) | Shinsaku Fujita (藤田眞作, Fujita Shinsaku) |
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| Developer(s) | Shinsaku Fujita |
| Initial release | 1 December 1993[1] |
| Stable release | |
| Platform | Multiplatform (TeX) |
| Size | 15125 KB[3] |
| Type | Molecule editor |
| License | LaTeX Project Public License 1.3[2] |
| Website | xymtex |
Example
The following code produces the image for corticosterone below.
\documentclass{letter}\usepackage{epic,carom}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}\begin{picture}(1000,500) \put(0,0){\steroid[d]{3D==O;{{10}}==\lmoiety{H$_{3}$C};{{13}}==\lmoiety{H$_{3}$C};{{11}}==HO}} \put(684,606){\sixunitv{}{2D==O;1==OH}{cdef}}\end{picture}\end{document}
See also
References
External links
- Shonan Institute of Chemoinformatics and Mathematical Chemistry
- XyMTeX for Drawing Chemical Structures (in English) — Download of XyMTeX Version 5.01 (the latest version: 2013-09-01) and its manuals.
- XyMTeX for Drawing Chemical Structures (in Japanese) — Download of XyMTeX Version 5.01 (the latest version: 2013-09-01) and its manuals.
- The Comprehensive TeX Archive Network (CTAN)
- The TeX Catalogue Online, Entry for XyMTeX, CTAN Edition (Version 4.06)
- WikiTeX now includes support for XyMTeX directly in Wiki articles.
- UPDATE 1: Original WikiTeX link (above) is not working. It's returning the error 403 Forbidden (tested in 2022-12-08)
- UPDATE 2: There still exists a WikiTeX official website consisting of a single-page presentation at WikiTeX.org but the download and repository's links are not working (tested in 2022-12-08)
- OPTIONAL 1: Sourceforge: Project's version 1.1 beta 3 (last update in 2013-03-21)
- OPTIONAL 2: GitHub: Forked from SourceForge (above link) in 2018-09-27
- TeX Users Group (TUG)
- The PracTeX Journal
- LaTeX Tools for Life Scientists (BioTeXniques?) — An article that discusses XyMTeX.
- The PracTeX Journal