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1549: Sketchbook Puzzle - Revisiting Puzzle 69: Scorpion Toxin

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Intermediate Overall Prediction

Summary

Created
July 16, 2018
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Max points
100
Description

This is another potent neurotoxin produced by scorpions, similar to that found in Puzzle 1542b. This protein contains eight cysteine residues that oxidize to form four disulfide bonds. In this experimental puzzle you will have 256 moves at your disposal. Once you use them up, you can reset and try something else!



Sequence:


MKKNGYPLDRNGKTTECSGVNAIAPHYCNSECTKVYYAESGYCCWGACYCFGLEDDKPIGPMKDITKKYCDVQI

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