Just finished this deck box for a friend

Interesting molecules I've worked on (3): XFIN31 and TF3A5 are zinc finger units involved in regulating DNA transcription, and novel in that despite only having between 25 and 30 residues they adopt a stable structure containing two secondary structure units, an alpha-helix and a beta-sheet.🧪

interesting molecules I have worked on, no 2.
Phospholamban is a 52 residue protein which regulates heart muscle contractility, in it's native state, it acts as a brake, when phosphorylated, it potentiates cardiac contractility. 🧪

So, tolaasin, I hear you ask? What's the deal with the name? Mushrooms go brown because a bacterium, P. tolaasii, colonises the surface and secretes a lytic toxin, tolaasin, which is unique in having a left-handed alpha-helix made of D-amino acids. My PhD covered its structure determination.
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An exhausting but rewarding day being the eyes for an amazing player and friend at the UK Netrunner National championships in Sheffield.

When two interests intersect - woodworking, and analytical chemistry. I made this box from purpleheart wood, the intense purple colour is a consequence of the presence of Peltogynoid Quinone Methides. 🧪
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I’ve made a token box but I flocked the inside.

Just finished this deck box as a gift for a friend - purple heart and walnut. #woodworking