Protein assembly, conceptual illustration. Amino acids assemble into long polymer molecules, which then spontaneously form secondary protein structure

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Protein assembly, conceptual illustration. Amino acids assemble into long polymer molecules, which then spontaneously form secondary protein structures, such as alpha helices (green), before folding into even more complex 3D structures. Only correctly folded proteins are successful in performing their functions.

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