We have a winner!!! (see comments)
Today's molecule is a real biologically relevant molecule but it's a bit unusual. You have to supply the common name and the complete IUPAC name. There's an obtuse, indirect connection between this molecule and Wednesday's Nobel Laureate(s). (Hint: The Nobel Prize winner did not go to Sweden to get the prize.)
The reward goes to the person who correctly identifies the molecule 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 molecule 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.
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Daniel Radoff has correctly identified the molecule as drosopterin, one of the pigment molecules in Drosophila eyes. The IUPAC name is 2-amino-4- oxo-6-acetyl-3H,9H-7,8- dihydropyrimido[4,5b][1,4] diazepine.
ReplyDeleteDaniel guessed correctly that the Noble Laureate is going to be Thomas Hunt Morgan.