Beta Globin Folding Kit

Proteins become real in your students' hands with this as they fold Mini-Toober ß-Globin fragments and discover the primary, secondary and tertiary structure in this model. Maps guide your students in folding the Mini-Toobers into ß-Globin's 3-D shape. This Kit is the next step in helping your students understand proteins, after engaging in the Amino Acid Starter Kit© activities. The Mini-Toober ß-Globin Folding Kit© includes Mini-Toobers, folding map guides, amino acid side-chains, haeme group, iron atom, oxygen atoms, and an assortment of parts to mark and connect the fragments. The Folding Kit can be used successfully by to students working in teams.
Available as kit for self-construction, or ready-made, pre-folded model.