In thinking about the molecular world, the most important thing to consider is how molecules feel, and how those feels drive them to interact. These representations (created using AtomSmith software by Frieda Reichsman) are intended to literally give you a feel for the building blocks from which almost all proteins are constructed. In viewing them, consider not only what a diversity of size, shape, and charge exist in the protein-building toolkit, but how exchanging one for another could potentially tweak or destroy protein function, depending on details of the substitution and location.
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