User:Gilad Parann-Nissany/Sandbox 1

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A first attempt to create a Proteopedia page. I am going to try for some 3D protein stuff. Let's see if I succeed.

Human Nicotine-related protein with an unusual name - Nicotine Riboside Kinase (Nrk1; PDB: 2QG6)

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So we start with Nicotine. Last time I smoked a cigar was at my brother's wedding. This is unquestionably related to between these two Oxygen groups on our Riboside. If it was larger I would obviously smoke more often.

So lets see what happens if we enlarge this distance.

Surprisingly this attempt does not change the distance by a single Angstrom - apparently quite strong forces hold this protein together. But under strong tension, the protein does show signs of stress and develops a in its residues.

Surprisingly, this makes sense. I do like - in the rare cases when I smoke a cigar - to drink a glass of frothy beer!

Science is wonderful.

Now we move on to the next step of this advanced research. Obviously if a person can both smoke a cigar and drink beer at the same time, the responsible protein must have some . Right? Right! The ProMate tool allows us to identify these immediately, proving that the theory does have practical use.

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Gilad Parann-Nissany

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