ENERGY vum Intermediate folding states Folded protein ww CONFIGURATION Figure 1: The Thermodynamics of Protein Unfolding²

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4) Explain the physical implications of the following diagram:
ENERGY
vum
им
Intermediate
folding states
m
W
Folded protein
W
CONFIGURATION
Figure 1: The Thermodynamics of Protein Unfolding²
Transcribed Image Text:4) Explain the physical implications of the following diagram: ENERGY vum им Intermediate folding states m W Folded protein W CONFIGURATION Figure 1: The Thermodynamics of Protein Unfolding²
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The proteins are constituted of twenty naturally occurring amino acids that are connected via peptide linkages.

The proteins must fold into its proper three dimensional structure in order to become biologically active.

The principles that govern the folding of a protein that enables it to attain the unique native conformation is known as the protein folding problem. 

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