Short Beginner Puzzle (<150): Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Protein

Summary

Name:

Status:

Closed

Created:

03/28/2012

Points:

100

Difficulty:

Beginner

Description:

This puzzle is designed for new players that have recently completed the Intro Puzzles. For help with Intro Puzzles, visit http://tinyurl.com/foldit-help. Make sure you have completed these Intro Puzzles (at least up to Level 4-5) before attempting these more difficult Science Puzzles. For players with fewer than 150 global points.

Categories:

Rank

Group

Score

Points

Island Dreams

9,414

100

9,353

9,343

9,302

9,161

Rank

Player

Group

Score

Points

fabiobean 115 281

9,414

100

Psych0Active 50 120

9,348

Rank

Player

Group

Score

Points

ghost-white 140 7459

9,713

100

bravosk8erboy 140 7459

9,704

YouLi 140 7459

9,678

PassiveHouse 140 1179

9,675

drumpeter18yrs9yrs 94 23

9,662

Thu, 03/29/2012 - 07:17

beta_helix 140 3540

Offline

Joined: 05/09/2008

Groups: None

START HERE:

If you are new to Foldit, here are detailed instructions to get you started:
http://fold.it/portal/node/988864

HINT: If you are having trouble with this puzzle, try using the "Align Guide" tool:

By right clicking on a region of the protein (not the guide) it will pull up a menu with 6 tools. The bottom right one is "Align Guide". Clicking on it will align the native guide to the region of the protein you selected.
This will help you see what sections on your protein correspond to the guide!

Working with the guide is much more user friendly when you use the advanced viewing options.
In the game click on Menu->General Options and select "Show Advanced GUI" and click Done.
Click on View, turn on 'Show Outline,' set the background color to white, and view stubs on the sidechains, view the guide, and set color relative to guide. Turn all the other view options off."

For even more info: http://foldit.wikia.com/wiki/Tlaloc%27s_Strategy#Technique_for_Matching_a_Guide