Proteins are like the origami of the natural world. Like origami starts with a flat piece of
paper a protein start with a straight sequence of amino acids. While the paper
is folded by expert hands to take shape and develop a form or indicate a
function the amino acids are twisted and
folded by the specific attractions and repulsions of the physical attributes of
the sequence. Hydrophiles face the aqueous
environment of the cell while hydrogen, Van der Waals and ionic bonds twist and
shape the protein towards its functional form.
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