Protein Folding - Spaced Repetition Flashcards

Interactive Course Summary

Thermodynamics of Macromolecular Protein Folding — Protein folding is the spontaneous transition of a linear polypeptide chain into a stable three-dimensional native conformation. This pathway is driven by the hydrophobic effect (entropic maximization of the solvent), localized hydrogen bonding arrays, and electrostatic disulfide links.