# 5.3 Electrostatic Surfaces

> Electrostatic Surfaces (Module 5: The Explorer). Key concept: Charge complementarity & binding orientation. Read an electrostatic potential map using the red–white–blue convention.

Electrostatic Surfaces (Module 5: The Explorer). Key concept: Charge complementarity & binding orientation. Read an electrostatic potential map using the red–white–blue convention.

- Read an electrostatic potential map using the red–white–blue convention
- Explain why binding needs charge complementarity across the interface
- Explain how long-range electrostatics steer a molecule into its orientation before contact
- Apply charge analysis to a design decision

## Links

- [Module 5: The Explorer](https://proteindesign.academy/module/5)
- [5.1 Molecules 101: What Proteins Bind](https://proteindesign.academy/module/5/1)
- [5.2 Surface Topography and Pocket Detection](https://proteindesign.academy/module/5/2)
- [5.4 Shape Complementarity](https://proteindesign.academy/module/5/4)
- [5.5 Enzyme Catalysis: The Catalytic Triad](https://proteindesign.academy/module/5/5)
- [5.integration Design a Binding Site](https://proteindesign.academy/module/5/integration)
- [Target Acquisition](https://proteindesign.academy/module/5/capstone)