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Sunday, December 16, 2012

Thermodynamics and Protein Folding


There are many chemical reactions that occur in the universe. These reactions can be considered non- spontaneous or spontaneous. This all depends on the entropy that is found in the chemical equation. The chemical reactions that are categorized as being spontaneous are also known as downhill; whereas the reactions classified as being non-spontaneous are known as going uphill. So what causes chemists to label these reactions in different ways? Well, we must first need to learn more about thermodynamics and entropy. By watching the video above, you should get a better understanding of thermodynamics, and how they relate to protein folding.

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