Influence of the Aqueous Environment on Protein Structure—A Plausible Hypothesis Concerning the Mechanism of Amyloidogenesis

The aqueous environment is a pervasive factor which, in many ways, determines the protein folding process and consequently the activity of proteins. Proteins are unable to perform their function unless immersed in water (membrane proteins excluded from this statement). Tertiary conformational stabil...

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Main Authors: Irena Roterman, Mateusz Banach, Barbara Kalinowska, Leszek Konieczny
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-09-01
Series:Entropy
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/18/10/351