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However, the hydrophobic interactions are not the only thing holding it together or helping to keep its conformation. There are also many <scene name='Sandbox_34/Adenylate_kinase_andpolarside/1'>polar and charged side groups (green)</scene> that help maintain the hydrophobic interactions and help stabilize the protein by interacting with one another. The interaction between the polar groups and the hydrophobic groups can be seen by the pink transparent hydrophobic groups and the green polar groups.

Proteins can be crystallized which can be very helpful for understanding the relative shape and sometimes functions of the protein. When proteins are crystallized they often have water molecules embedded in them because of how tightly and deep the water molecules can become wedged in the protein. The <scene name='Sandbox_34/Adenylate_kinase_water/1'>water molecule interactions (magenta)</scene> with the protein can be seen surrounding and inside some parts of the protein. The <scene name='Sandbox_34/Adenylate_kinase_h2o_interact/1'>hydrophilic (blue) and hydrophobic (green)</scene> parts of the protein act differently with the water molecules. As seen in the previous link, the hydrophilic parts interact with the water molecules while the hydrophobic parts of the adenylate kinase stay away.

Proteins can be crystallized which can be very helpful for understanding the relative shape and sometimes functions of the protein. When proteins are crystallized they often have water molecules embedded in them because of how tightly and deep the water molecules can become wedged in the protein. The <scene name='Sandbox_34/Adenylate_kinase_water/1'>water molecule interactions (magenta)</scene> with the protein can be seen surrounding and inside some parts of the protein. The <scene name='Sandbox_34/Adenylate_kinase_h2o_interact/1'>hydrophilic (blue) and hydrophobic (green)</scene> parts of the protein act differently with the water molecules. As seen in the previous link, the hydrophilic parts interact with the water molecules while the hydrophobic parts of the adenylate kinase stay away. Another view <scene name='Sandbox_34/Adenylate_kinase_waterextra/2'>here</scene> shows it transparently to better see the interactions.

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	However, the hydrophobic interactions are not the only thing holding it together or helping to keep its conformation. There are also many <scene name='Sandbox_34/Adenylate_kinase_andpolarside/1'>polar and charged side groups (green)</scene> that help maintain the hydrophobic interactions and help stabilize the protein by interacting with one another. The interaction between the polar groups and the hydrophobic groups can be seen by the pink transparent hydrophobic groups and the green polar groups.		However, the hydrophobic interactions are not the only thing holding it together or helping to keep its conformation. There are also many <scene name='Sandbox_34/Adenylate_kinase_andpolarside/1'>polar and charged side groups (green)</scene> that help maintain the hydrophobic interactions and help stabilize the protein by interacting with one another. The interaction between the polar groups and the hydrophobic groups can be seen by the pink transparent hydrophobic groups and the green polar groups.

	Proteins can be crystallized which can be very helpful for understanding the relative shape and sometimes functions of the protein. When proteins are crystallized they often have water molecules embedded in them because of how tightly and deep the water molecules can become wedged in the protein. The <scene name='Sandbox_34/Adenylate_kinase_water/1'>water molecule interactions (magenta)</scene> with the protein can be seen surrounding and inside some parts of the protein. The <scene name='Sandbox_34/Adenylate_kinase_h2o_interact/1'>hydrophilic (blue) and hydrophobic (green)</scene> parts of the protein act differently with the water molecules. As seen in the previous link, the hydrophilic parts interact with the water molecules while the hydrophobic parts of the adenylate kinase stay away.		Proteins can be crystallized which can be very helpful for understanding the relative shape and sometimes functions of the protein. When proteins are crystallized they often have water molecules embedded in them because of how tightly and deep the water molecules can become wedged in the protein. The <scene name='Sandbox_34/Adenylate_kinase_water/1'>water molecule interactions (magenta)</scene> with the protein can be seen surrounding and inside some parts of the protein. The <scene name='Sandbox_34/Adenylate_kinase_h2o_interact/1'>hydrophilic (blue) and hydrophobic (green)</scene> parts of the protein act differently with the water molecules. As seen in the previous link, the hydrophilic parts interact with the water molecules while the hydrophobic parts of the adenylate kinase stay away. Another view <scene name='Sandbox_34/Adenylate_kinase_waterextra/2'>here</scene> shows it transparently to better see the interactions.