The primary structure of a protein — its amino acid sequence — drives the folding and intramolecular bonding of the linear amino acid chain, which ultimately determines the protein's unique ...

will attract. This contributes to the folding of the enzyme molecule, its shape, and the shape of the active site. Changing the pH will affect the charges on the amino acid molecules.

Letter Published: 20 February 1960 Shape of Ultra-violet Inactivation Curves of Transforming Deoxyribonucleic Acid CLAUD S. RUPERT & SOL H. GOODGAL Nature 185, 556–557 (1960) Cite this article ...