Nanome

The following is a collection of project ideas to be used with Nanome, a VR molecular modeling software package for the Oculus Rift.

Exploring Protein structure

PDB --> 2TCI or 1ZNI

Q0: how many amino acids make up insulin?

A0: 51

Q1: How many amino acid chains are there in insulin?

A1: 2, referred to as A (21 residues) and B (30 residues).

Q2: How many disulfide bonds (involving cysteine residues) are there in this protein?

A2: 3, 2 interchain and 1 intrachain

Q3: What amino acids are involved in the interchain disulfide bonding?

A3: A7-B7 and A20-B19

Q4: What amino acids are involved in the intrachain disulfide bond?

A4: A6-A11

PDB --> 1J3S

PDB --> 1A6M

PDB --> 1GZX (oxy)

PDB --> 2D2N (worm)

PDB --> 3HQ6