NALT

Preferred term

protein folding

Topic

The biochemical process by which a protein assumes its three-dimensional conformation. It begins even before a protein has been completely synthesized and proceeds through discrete intermediate structures (primary, secondary, and tertiary) before the final structure (quaternary structure) is formed.

protein conformation

unfolded protein response

enzyme folding

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

30354

Spanish

plegamiento de proteínas

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/59913

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Created 1/19/06, last modified 1/19/16