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Chapter 18
Example: Protein
Viscosity Analysis Using
Medline Abstracts
P
. ey are made up of sequences
of amino acids, and their properties are dened not only by the order
and composition of the amino acid chain but also by the shape that chain
makes in three-dimensional space. is conguration is sometimes
referred to as “protein folding” and it aects what the protein can do and
how it interacts with other proteins.
Proteins make up all the cells in our body, and their amino acid
sequences are determined by our DNA. There are over 30,000 differ-
ent proteins in our cells, and each kind has specific roles to play; ...