Monday, December 03, 2007

Monday's Molecule #54

 
Name this molecule. Make sure you get the correct scientific name and the correct form of the molecule.

There's an indirect connection between this molecule and Wednesday's Nobel Laureate(s). Your task is to figure out the significance of today's molecule and identify the Nobel Laureate(s) who worked out the function of the molecule.

The reward goes to the person who correctly identifies the molecule and the Nobel Laureate(s). Previous winners are ineligible for one month from the time they first collected the prize. There are two ineligible candidates for this week's reward. 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. I may select multiple winners if several people get it right.

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UPDATE: No winner this week. Several people got the correct molecule—it's the semiquinone form of flavin mononucleotide (FMN). One person guessed the Nobel Laureate but did not get the molecule correct.


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