User:Eric Martz/Sandbox 10

Proposed Title: Gramicidin Channel in Lipid Bilayer

Theoretical Model: The protein structure described on this page was determined theoretically, and hence should be interpreted with caution.

spinqualitylabelsall models Theoretical model of gramicidin in a lipid bilayer (phosphatidyl ethanolamine). Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image

Two copies of the gramicidin protein are shown here () arranged as they are believed to be when they form a channel through a lipid bilayer membrane. The shape of the protein is shown transparent (ghostly), and a backbone trace connecting the alpha carbon atoms of each amino acid chain is opaque (solid).

• Show of the gramicidin protein chains.
• (Most hydrogen atoms are omitted.)