From Protein to Art

Finally I created a gif animation showing how a protein becomes a piece of art using the example of "The parrot".
Have a pleasant viewing experience!

3IR0: The Fly

Human insulin dimer. Insulin is a hormone involved in the regulation of our metabolism. In its active form, as a monomer, it can reduce the level of glucose in blood by transporting the sugar into the cell. While inactive insulin is stored as a hexamer complexed with a zinc ion.