Animation Of Barrel-Shaped Fold In Enzyme (VIDEO)

University of Washington School of Medicine/UW Medicine

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This animation from the University of Washington Institute for Protein Design shows a barrel shaped fold like the ones that underpin many natural enzymes. The folded structure shown here was designed from scratch by researchers.

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University of Washington Institute for Protein Design

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