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Mechanochemical Processes

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We have examined two functions of the protein, a catalytic function (of enzymes) and a protective function (immunological). Both are related to the attainment of structural complementarity of the protein with another molecule. The possibility of forming structural complementarity, in turn, is the result of the multitude of conformations which are present in protein macromolecules. This chapter treats still another very important function of proteins, namely, mechanochemical work.

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