Protein

Protein folding is the physical process by which a polypeptide folds into its characteristic and functional three-dimensional structure. It can be simulated with computer, but takes 2 weeks with a super computer to simulate 1 microsecond of protein folding because of the huge amount of variables. If you change the position of 1 atom, you have to recalculated the forces acting within the entire protein molecule. So to find the structure in which is a protein is completely stable (ie all forces are in an equilibrium) , you have to recalculated an enormous amount of times.

FAQ's What are the Basic Protein Structures? What are the Four Protein Structures? When and Where do Proteins Fold?

See Also Protein Movie, Protein Structure, DNA Structure, Protein Folding in 6 microseconds, protein folding simulation.

Research MD Simulation of Protein Folding