XyMTeX

Summary

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.

XyMTeX
Original author(s)Shinsaku Fujita (藤田眞作, Fujita Shinsaku)
Developer(s)Shinsaku Fujita
Initial release1 December 1993; 30 years ago (1993-12-01)[1]
Stable release
5.06[2] / 1 September 2013; 10 years ago (2013-09-01)[3]
PlatformMultiplatform (TeX)
Size15125 KB[3]
TypeMolecule editor
LicenseLaTeX Project Public License 1.3[2]
Websitexymtex.com/fujitas3/xymtex/indexe.html

Example edit

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}
 
Corticosterone as rendered by XyMTeX

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Fujita, Shinsaku (1996-08-16). "XyMTeX: A Macro Package Set for Typesetting Chemical Structural Formulas" (1.01 ed.). Minami-Ashigara, Kanagawa, Japan: Ashigara Research Laboratories. p. 2. Archived from the original (DVI) on 2008-09-07. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  2. ^ a b "CTAN: Package xymtex". CTAN. Retrieved 2019-04-10.
  3. ^ a b Fujita, Shinsaku (2016-09-02). "XyMTeX for Drawing Chemical Structures". Archived from the original on 2018-08-24. Retrieved 10 April 2019.

External links edit

  • 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.