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Scientists Unlock Secrets Of Protein Folding, PhysOrg.com
 









Excerpts: Working on a smaller chain of amino acids known as a peptide, the
group showed that the folding is determined largely by how parts of the peptide
interact with water. Areas that shun water are said to be hydrophobic, and the
team's results show that the way water wets these hydrophobic areas determines
the ultimate shape and behavior of the peptide. In particular, the team
determined that small hydrophobic areas of the peptide, up to the size of a
water molecule, induce different behavior in water than larger hydrophobic
areas, and that this difference is crucial for the folding.
Source: Scientists Unlock Secrets Of Protein Folding[
http://physorg.com/news109269396.html ], PhysOrg.com, 07/09/17

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