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792: Revisiting Puzzle 79: Pheromone

Closed since over 12 years ago

Intermediate

Summary

Created
October 09, 2013
Expires
Max points
100
Description

This is a throwback puzzle to the early days of Foldit. This protein is a pheromone from the protozoan Euplotes. We are revisiting old Foldit puzzles so we can see how useful the recent additions to the game have been. Players will NOT be able to load in any previous solutions for these puzzles.

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Comments

bkoep Staff Lv 1

If you are new to Foldit, here are detailed instructions to get you started:
http://fold.it/portal/node/988864
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If you want to fold proteins, know that there are many ways to play and this variety is the main value of Foldit:

  • try all puzzles not only "beginner" ones,
  • fold first the ones you like the most,
  • try by yourself to understand what works and what doesn't,
  • ask for tips in global when you think you doesn't understand something.

Make sure you have followed these tutorials:

  • lonely sheets,
  • lock and lower,
  • rebuild,
  • structure and rebuild,
  • control over clashing

before starting this puzzle.
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Original Puzzle:
http://fold.it/portal/node/413950

gramps Lv 1

http://fold.it/portal/node/995993#comment-25120

auntdeen's case:

This will be a huge issue for 792

With 10 cysteines, players will have disulphide bonds and not realize it until they can't get at their solution.

I'd suggest taking the puzzle down immediately before there are a lot of players having this issue - and losing a lot of time and effort!