Plastic Proteins (IMAGE)

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Plastic Proteins

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Unique sequences of side chains (in various colors) hang off the TZP-based backbone (black) in this inexpensive, easy-to-synthesize polymer system that mimics proteins in important ways.

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