peptide
n=4
20 Colors; Dna Has 4 Colors
a: Peptide ~
b: necklace made of coloured beads
What: "Peptides are like necklaces made of coloured beads - 20 or so types, each being a different amino acid. These can be structured into strings of up to 50. So you can have an almost infinite number of peptides - including insulin and leptin."
Useful?
Writer: Peter Silverton
LCC:
Where:
Date: May 13 2013 12:38 PM
# 3138 Critique Analogy
Smaller Piece Making Up Bigger Pieces...
a: Polypeptide ~
b: a strand of yarn
What: "One way to think of this relationship is that a polypeptide is like a strand of yarn with no discernible shape. A protein is like a sweater--the polypeptide yarns are woven together in a specific way, thus gaining shape and function in the creation of the sweater."
Useful?
Writer: Not Stated
LCC:
Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: May 13 2013 6:58 PM
# 3171 Critique Analogy
a: peptide bond ~
b: any amide
What:
"The peptide bond is - like any amide - fixed in a planar arrangement, due to mesomeric effects"
Useful?
Writer: Not Stated
LCC:
Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: Dec 25 2016 6:01 PM
# 10592 Critique Analogy
a: peptide bond ~
b: double bonds
What:
"peptide bonds are like double bonds no rotation get rotation from the a- carbons"
Useful?
Writer: Not Stated
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Where:
Date: Dec 25 2016 6:02 PM
# 10593 Critique Analogy
METAMIA is a free database of analogy and metaphor. Anyone can contribute or search. The subject matter can be anything. Science is popular, but poetry is encouraged. The goal is to integrate our fluid muses with the stark literalism of a relational database. Metamia is like a girdle for your muses, a cognitive girdle.