The viewer above shows the protein Lysozyme isolated from hen egg white. Lysozyme is an enzyme that breaks down the cell wall of certain bacteria. Without their cell walls, these bacteria rapidly die. Thus, lysozyme is part of the egg's defense against bacteria. The atoms are colored using the color scheme at the right. There are several things you can do with the view above: You can rotate the image by dragging with the mouse You can zoom in by holding the shift key while dragging the mouse. If you put your cursor over an atom and wait a little, a label will pop up showing information about that atom. For example: means that you have identified atom number 780 which is an Oxygen atom in ASPartic Acid 101. |