Influencia de la conformación de la columna vertebral en la agregación de proteínas

Sampath Srisailam1, Thallampuranam Krishnaswamy S Kumar, Thiagarajan Srimathi

  • 1Contribution from the Department of Chemistry, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan.

Resumen

Los disolventes orgánicos influyen en la agregación de proteínas al alterar la conformación de la columna vertebral. Las estructuras de hojas beta no nativas promueven la agregación, mientras que la formación de hélices alfa la inhibe, ofreciendo información sobre las enfermedades de plegamiento incorrecto de proteínas.

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