Compounds Collection (page 29)

Methionine, molecular model
Methionine. Molecular model of the amino acid methionine. Its chemical formula is C5.H11.N.O2.S. Atoms are represented as rods and are colour- coded: carbon (blue), hydrogen (gold)

Leucine, molecular model
Leucine. Molecular model of the amino acid leucine. Its chemical formula is C6.H13.N.O2. Atoms are represented as spheres and are colour- coded: carbon (blue), hydrogen (gold)

Lysine, molecular model
Lysine. Molecular model of the amino acid lysine. Its chemical formula is C6.H14.N2.O2. Atoms are represented as spheres and are colour- coded: carbon (blue), hydrogen (gold)

FK506-binding protein molecule. Computer model showing the primary (rods) and secondary (alpha- helices, blue, and beta-sheets)

Lipase molecule. Computer model showing the secondary structure of lipase. Alpha-helices are blue and beta-sheets are purple

DNA polymerase Klenow fragment
Klenow fragment of DNA polymerase I. Computer model showing the secondary (alpha-helices and beta-sheets) and primary (ball-and-stick) structures of the Klenow, or large

Protein tyrosine phosphatase molecule. Computer model of the secondary structure of an intermediate form of protein tyrosine phosphatase. Beta-sheets are purple and alpha-helices are blue

Cyclin-dependent kinase 2 enzyme, molecular model. This enzyme is found in cells, where it is involved in regulating the cell cycle, the cycle of cell division and cell growth

ATPase muscle enzyme
Calcium pumping ATPase enzyme. Computer model of an electrostatic potential surface map of part of the ATPase enzyme that pumps calcium in and out of muscle cells and controls muscle contractions

Pepsin molecule
Pepsin enzyme. Computer graphic of the protein- digesting enzyme pepsin. It is a protease enzyme that is secreted as part of gastric juice into the stomach in an inactive form known as pepsinogen

Molecule, artwork
Molecule, computer artwork. In molecular models such as this, atoms are shown as spheres and the bonds between them as rods

Cholesterol, molecular model
Cholesterol. Molecular model of the fatty and waxy alcohol cholesterol. Atoms are represented by spheres and are colour-coded: carbon (black), hydrogen (grey), oxygen (red)

Bristol Chemical Engine
Horse-drawn chemical engine, supplied by Merryweathers for the City of Bristol. The copper cylinders held the chemical fire-fighting compounds

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