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M1.25

Mini Toober β-Globin Folding Kit

Proteins become real in your students' hands as they fold 3 Mini-Toober β-Globin fragments and discover the primary, secondary and tertiary structure in this model.  Maps guide your students in marking the levels of structure onto 3 Mini-Toober fragments before folding each into its 3-D shape.  This is the next step in understanding proteins following the Amino Acid Starter Kit (M1.30) activities or the Toober and Pins (M1.20) activity.

The Mini-Toober β-Globin Folding Kit includes 3 Mini-Toobers, Amino Acid Sidechains, Haem group, iron and oxygen atoms, as well as an assortment of parts to mark fragment sections and to connect components together.  The Mini Toober β-Globin Folding Kit can be used by 6 to 9 students working in 3 teams.

Instructions, specifications, diagrams and background information are included on a CD enclosed with each kit.