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The Protein Folding Problem

In theory, all one needs to know in order to fold a protein into its biologically active shape is the sequence of its constituent amino acids. Why has nobody been able to put theory into practice?

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 264 Issue 1This article was originally published with the title “The Protein Folding Problem” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 264 No. 1 (), p. 54
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0191-54