Hi MyM community. My exams are almost there and with that comes my chemistry exam. As an extra challenge we've been given the task to find an interesting biomolecule that is used in the industry. I've been looking on the internet but haven't found one yet. So I thought I'd ask you guys if you know of a good one. The only restriction is that the use has to be outside the food industry. Anyone got ideas?
Okay here is my list of wacky molecules XD I included some links if needed XD. Barrelene- (C8H8), the name derives from the resemblance to a barrel. Basketane- (C10H12), a polycyclic alkane with a structure similar to a basket. Churchane - A polycyclic alkane named for looking superficially like a church. Cubane A hydrocarbon whose eight carbon atoms occupy the vertices of a cube. Dodecahedrane- A Platonic hydrocarbon shaped like a dodecahedron. Fenestrane- A class of compounds with a 'window pane motif' (the name fenestrane derives from the Latin word fenestra, meaning window), comprising four fused carbocycles centred on a quaternary carbon resulting a twice over spiro compound. The illustration at right shows a generic fenestrane as well as the specific examples. Fenestranes are of considerable interest in theoretical chemistry though comparatively few have actually been synthesised. Housane- A polycyclic alkane named "housane" because it looks superficially like a house. Ladderane- An organic molecule that looks like a ladder because it contains two or more fused rings of cyclobutane. Ladderane- A mechanically-interlocked compound based on the topology for the Olympic rings. Olympicene Refers to the fused 5-benzene rings, C19H11, which is reminiscent of the Olympic rings
Well the most obvious one would be Green Fluorescent Protein used in both industry, research and some consumer-level products (like glofish). Used for a TON of stuff in industry, as a reporter, marker, for cell sorting etc.
