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...]s produced by living organisms. [[Cellulose]], [[starch]], [[chitin]], [[protein]]s, [[peptide]]s, [[DNA]] and [[RNA]] are all examples of biopolymers, in ...olymers spontaneously fold into characteristic compact shapes (see also "[[protein folding]]" as well as [[secondary structure]] and [[tertiary structure]]),

...]] a piece of cloth (in [[sewing]]), a garment worker folds up a cut edge, folds it up again, and then sews it down. The process of hemming thus completely ; Silk: [[Silk]] is a natural protein [[fiber]] that can be [[weaving|woven]] into [[textile]]s. It is obtained

Clothes moths are attracted to [[protein]] fibres, and so are especially drawn to [[silk]], wool, and [[feather]]s. ...ts proper shape (such as [[pleat]]s), it may be better to finger-press the folds into place when the garment is damp and allow it to dry that way, rather th

...mes that aid [[digestion]] by causing hydrolysis of [[peptide bond]]s in [[protein]]s. They catalyze the hydrolysis of interior peptide bonds in peptide chain ...een an enzyme and its substrates (proteins) are created because the enzyme folds in such a way as to form a crevice into which the substrate fits; the crevi

...ssociation constant|pKa values]] of [[amino acid]]s as they exist within [[protein]]s. These calculations complement the pKa values reported for amino acids i ...ndence of the activity displayed by [[enzyme]]s and the pH-dependence of [[protein stability]], for example, are properties that are determined by the pKa val

...se found in both dogs and humans. It is characterized by a deficiency of a protein called [[von Willebrand factor]], which is involved in blood clotting. The ...arman JR and Wilton AN. Elimination of ''neutrophil elastase'' and adaptor protein complex 3 subunit genes as the cause of trapped neutrophil syndrome in Bord