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Structure of the Ibuprofen Molecule Ibuprofen binds to the protein cyclooxygenase

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The protein sits on the surface of a membrane, and makes prostaglandin hormones when not inhibited. There is a nice figure of the protein and the membrane in a molecule of the month article by David Goodsell.