After several attempts, the team found that
zinc ions added to the water would attach the molecule to the sample dish.
Not exact matches
They then made amyloids by allowing copies of each peptide to clump together,
adding zinc ions to help the process along.
This means if urobilin is present in a water sample — and
zinc ions have been
added — the sample will give off a greenish glow when examined under an ultraviolet light, he says.