Folding (chemistry)
foldamer reported by Lehn
and coworkers in Helv. Chim. Acta., 2003, 86, 1598–1624.In
pi-pi interactions
, and electrostatic effects.
The most active area of interest in the folding of molecules is the process of
amino acids
in a protein. The shape of the folded protein can be used to understand its function and design drugs to influence the processes that it is involved in.
There is also a great deal of interest in the construction of artificial folding molecules or
foldamers
. They are studied as models of biological molecules and for potential application to the development of new functional materials.
See also
- Secondary structure
- Tertiary structure
- Circuit topology
References
- A Field Guide to Foldamers. Hill, D. J.; Mio, M. J.; Prince, R. B.; Hughes, T.; Moore, J. S. Chem. Rev. 2001, 101, 3893-4011 .
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