X-rays Expose Blueprint for Possible Sleeping Sickness Drug (1 of 3) (IMAGE)

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X-rays Expose Blueprint for Possible Sleeping Sickness Drug (1 of 3)

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This is a cartoon representation of the molecular structure Trypanosoma brucei cathepsin B. The electron density of the inhibitory propeptide and carbohydrate chains are colored in green. This new structural information was obtained from in vivo grown crystals using an X-ray free-electron laser.

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Karol Nass, CFEL

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