By Katrina Krämer2019-01-10T14:30:00
Source: © American Chemical Society
Compound that self-assembles into giant folded ring could help scientists design bespoke abiotic proteins
Scientists have made abiotic proteins – synthetic molecules that, like their biological counterparts, assemble into large folded 3D shapes held together by non-covalent interactions. The study shows that simple compounds can spontaneously form complex structures, which could be relevant to understanding the origin of life on Earth.
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