The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2004

 

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2004
       
 
 

Proteins are life’s building-blocks

In the tiniest intestinal bacteria, in roses and toadstools, in mice and men – in all living cells – proteins answer for both form and function. Naturally, research into proteins is therefore of the greatest interest, particularly for chemists wishing to know how things function at molecular level.
     

 

Contents:
| Introduction – Proteins that are marked for hacking into small pieces | The cell – a teeming mini-workshop | Ubiquitin | Proteins are life’s building-blocks | What proteins are marked? | Prevents self-polination | How are sex cells formed? | Further reading | Credits |
  Web Adapted Version of the Nobel Poster from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences

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