Today's molecule is actually three related molecules. You have to name all three by giving the common names and the complete IUPAC names. There's a direct connection between these molecules and Wednesday's Nobel Laureate(s). (Hint: The Nobel Prize winner was not allowed to receive the prize.)The reward goes to the person who correctly identifies the molecules and the Nobel Laureate(s). Previous free lunch winners are ineligible for one month from the time they first collected the prize. There are two ineligible candidates for this Wednesday's reward. Both of them are waiting to collect their prize this week or next week. The prize is a free lunch at the Faculty Club.
Send your guess to Sandwalk (sandwalk(at)bioinfo.med.utoronto.ca) and I'll pick the first email message that correctly identifies the molecules and the Nobel Laureate(s). Correct responses will be posted tomorrow along with the time that the message was received on my server. This way I may select multiple winners if several people get it right.
UPDATE: The three molecules are:
- pyridoxine: 3-hydroxy-4,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)-2-methylpyridine
- pyridoxal: 3-hydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)-2-methyl-pyridine-4-carbaldehyde
- pyridoxamine:
4-(aminomethyl)-5-(hydroxymethyl)-2-methyl-pyridin-3-ol
We have a winner!
ReplyDeleteDunbar identified the three molecules and guessed that the Nobel Laureate will be Richard Kuhn.
Several other budding biochemists also got the right answer but their email messages arrived after Dunbar's.