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What covalent interaction forces are most important in protein folding?
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Hydrophobic interactions - "hydrophobic forces are the major contributors to protein stability"
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To what protein structure (primary - quaternary) are Van der Wals forces most important?
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Tertiary - As proteins fold into tertiary structure, the number of interactions may be in thousands
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Denaturation of a protein may be caused by what events?
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Temperature change
pH change "ionic strength" - not sure what this means |
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What are prion proteins?
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Proteins that act as infectious agents in the absence of DNA or RNA.
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