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Original - Ribbon diagrams, the first systematic way of diagramming proteins, were invented by Jane S. Richardson in 1980, and have become a standard in biology. This hand-made drawing of triosephosphate isomerase was created by her in 1981. Spirals represent α-helixes, and arrows show β-pleated sheets.
Reason
A beautiful example of a ribbon diagram created... by the inventor of ribbon diagrams. We are so, so lucky she's a Wikipedian. =)
Articles this image appears in
Triosephosphate isomerase, Jane S. Richardson, Ribbon diagram
Creator
Jane S. Richardson, User:Dcrjsr on Commons.

Please comment on the high resolution version Wronkiew (talk) 06:42, 28 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • Support high-res version. The only real critique is that it might look better witht he black point slightly higher; charcoal grey lines are easily interpreted by the eye as blurred black ones, while I'm pretty sure they're actually as sharp as you could ever wish for. But I'm not entirely convinced that the manipulation is desirable in this case, as it could lose some detail. Shoemaker's Holiday (talk) 11:43, 28 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • CommentThis is delightful. Is there any chance of getting an uncompressed version of the new upload? Would like to try a touch of work on it. Otherwise support the new version. Best, DurovaCharge! 00:44, 29 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment The original was only cropped, not downsampled. Had originally corrected the lens distortion to straighten the mat edges, and warmed the color balance a little. I recently tried fixing the slight vignetting and darkening the black lines, but ended up with a slightly less good image for the main drawing, so my preference is for the hi-res version here. Anyone should feel free to play with it, of course. Dcrjsr (talk) 02:45, 3 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment This "upgraded" version doesn't really pass mustard for me. At full zoom, the edges look awfully blurry, and scream "Vectorize ME!" If others think it's worth the effort, I could probably turn it into a good SVG. Redoubts (talk) 23:00, 19 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]


Promoted File:TriosePhosphateIsomerase Ribbon pastel photo mat.png MER-C 05:52, 7 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]