The cells of all living beings contain thousands of proteins, workhorses that catalyse most chemical reactions in the body. A protein is begins as a strand of amino acids, which then crumples into a unique three-dimensional tangle. He said the AlphaFold results did not mean the programme would consistently come up with the right protein structure. "But getting that level of structural accuracy on that many varied proteins is something that has just never been done before." "These insights could enable more precise work on drug development, complementing existing experimental methods to find promising treatments faster," it said in a statement.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 01, 2020 18:11 UTC