Protein folding

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-005241",
  "term": "Protein folding",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "The biochemical process by which a protein assumes its three-dimensional conformation. It begins even before a protein has been completely synthesized and proceeds through discrete intermediate structures (primary, secondary, and tertiary) before the final structure (quaternary structure) is formed.",
  "synonyms": [
    "enzyme folding"
  ],
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "protein conformation",
    "unfolded protein response",
    "protein refolding",
    "protein unfolding"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "plegamiento de proteínas"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/protein-folding/"
}