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  1. Fields of Study
  2. physical chemistry
  3. chemical structure
  4. protein structure
  5. protein conformation
  6. protein folding

Preferred term

protein folding

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information The biochemical process by which a protein assumes its three-dimensional conformation. It begins even before a protein has been completely synthesized and proceeds through discrete intermediate structures (primary, secondary, and tertiary) before the final structure (quaternary structure) is formed.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

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  • enzyme folding

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https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/59913

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