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November 2026

Artificial Metalloenzymes

Engineering enzymes to catalyze reactions never seen in nature

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Hemoglobin

Ribonuclease S

Z-DNA

Hemoglobin S

Crambin

Lac Repressor

Lysozyme (512)

Induced Lac Repressor

Cytochrome c

Lysozyme (488)

Transfer Ribonucleic Acid (tRNA)

TATA-Binding Protein (TBP)

DPG-Hemoglobin Complex

Myohemerythrin

Immunoglobulin G (IgG)

A-DNA

DNA

Trypsin

Myoglobin

Intermolecular Contacts in Hemoglobin S

Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)

Myoglobin Fold

Hemoglobin (1000)

Deoxyhemoglobin

Collagen

Aspartate Transcarbamoylase (ATCase)

Tomato Bushy Stunt Virus (TBSV)

Carboxypeptidase A

Cytochrome c (unbound)

Oxyhemoglobin

B-DNA

The Molecular Landscapes by David S. Goodsell integrate information from structural biology, microscopy and biophysics to simulate detailed views of the molecular structure of living cells.

Illustrations are free for use under a CC-BY-4.0 license

Biosites: Basement Membrane

SARS-CoV-2 and Neutralizing Antibodies

Bacteriophage T4 Infection

Coronavirus Life Cycle

HIV-Infected Cell

Red Blood Cell Cytoskeleton

Insulin Action

Influenza Virus

Myoglobin in a Whale Muscle Cell

Respiratory Droplet

Biosites: Blood Plasma

Biosites: Nucleus

Last Universal Common Ancestor

Myelin

Zika Virus

Excitatory and Inhibitory Synapses

Chloroplast

Kinetochore

Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VegF) Signaling

Phage-based COVID-19 Vaccine

Caulobacter Polar Microdomain

Insulin Release

Biosites: Muscle

Escherichia coli Bacterium

Biosites: Red Blood Cell

CytoSkeleton

Immunological Synapse

Poliovirus Neutralization

Biosites: Cytoplasm

Coronavirus

Model of a Mycoplasma Cell

Influenza Vaccine

Abiogenesis

Mycoplasma mycoides

HIV Vaccine

Transfer RNA and Gag Protein

Ebola Virus

SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccine

Autophagy

Collagen and Extracellular Matrix

Cellulose Synthase

HIV in Blood Plasma

RecA and DNA

Measles Virus Proteins

SARS-CoV-2 Fusion

Blood

Escherichia coli

Lipid Droplets

Casein Micelle and Fat Globule in Milk

JCVI-syn3A Minimal Cell