"The three laureates have accomplished what many scientists thought impossible, namely to determine the three- dimensional structure of the molecular machine that makes all the proteins in a cell, the so-called ribosome,"

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That's one of the beauties of proteins as working molecules is that their structure can be changed by subtle means.

蛋白质作为一种生物活性分子,其优势之一是,能够通过精细的方法改变其结构

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Well, imagine if that change in structure could be switched on and off by addition of a phosphorous; and in fact it can in many proteins.

那么,想象一下,只需引入磷酸基团,就能导致蛋白质的结构发生变化,事实上很多蛋白质就是如此

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Proteins have three dimensional structures in solution and their structure determines what they do.

在溶液中,蛋白质以三维结构存在,它的结构决定功能

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And if you've forgotten about proteins and what their structure is you can go to Chapter 4 and read sort of a brief review of protein biochemistry.

如果你们忘记了蛋白质及结构的相关知识,就去读第四章,关于蛋白质生物化学的简短综述

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