Monday's Molecule #207

Last week's molecule was N-acetylmuramic acid (MurNAc) one of the components of the polysaccharide in bacterial cell walls [Monday's Molecule #206]. The winner was Michael Florea. He should contact me by email to collect his winnings.

Today's (Tuesday's) molecule is a new addition to biochemistry textbooks because its structure was only solved a few years ago. There are plenty of hints in the figure. You have to identify the molecule AND each of the seven activities that are labelled. Bonus points for the PDB identification number and the species.

Email your answers to me at: Monday's Molecule #207. I'll hold off posting your answers for 24 hours. The first one with the correct answer wins. I will only post mostly correct answers to avoid embarrassment. The winner will be treated to a free lunch.

There could be two winners. If the first correct answer isn't from an undergraduate student then I'll select a second winner from those undergraduates who post the correct answer. You will need to identify yourself as an undergraduate in order to win. (Put "undergraduate" at the bottom of your email message.)

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