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Contact: Peter Reilly
reilly@iastate.edu
515-294-5968
Iowa State University
Caption: This illustration shows the structure of an endoglucanase enzyme. The arrows indicate straight beta-strands. You can also see the twisted alpha-helices. Peter Reilly's lab discovered the enzyme's structure by producing and crystallizing the enzyme, shooting X-rays through it and analyzing the resulting diffraction pattern. This particular enzyme breaks down cellulose by attacking bonds in the middle of sugar chains.
Credit: Peter Reilly/Iowa State University
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