Vaünomycin is an antibiotic. It functions by binding K+ ions and transporting them across...

Vaünomycin is an antibiotic. It functions by binding K+ ions and transporting them across the membrane into cells to offset the ionic balance. The molecule is represented here by its skeletal structure in which the end of each straight line corresponds to a carbon atom (unless a different atom is shown at the end of the line). There are as many H atoms attached to each C atom as necessary to give each C atom a total of four bonds. Using the “like dissolves like” principle, explain how the molecule functions. (Hint: The −CH3 groups at the two ends of each Y shape are nonpolar.)