2722: Revisiting Puzzle 72: Citric Acid Cycle

Closed since about 2 months ago

Summary

• Created: February 04, 2026
• Expires: February 11, 2026 at 18:00 UTC
• Max points: 100

Description

This is a throwback puzzle to the early days of Foldit. This short protein is a component of the α-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase complex, which is best known for its role in the citric acid cycle. We are revisiting old Foldit puzzles so we can see how useful the recent additions to the game have been.

• Sequence: LSPAIRRLLAEHNLDASAIKGTGVGGRLTREDVEKHL

Top groups

• 11. BOINC@Poland 1 pt. 8,595

Top soloists

• 71. jrosasbr 1 pt. 6,961
• 72. toshiue 1 pt. 6,440

Comments

[Serca]

37 residues? That’s not a protein, that’s a tweet.
https://foldit.fandom.com/wiki/Revisiting_puzzle/72:_Glycolysis

[bravosk8erboy]

37 amino acids? you could probably brute force this one in under 7 days.

[Floddi]

Naw, it's so smol :) Cute