Page 109 - The Miracle of Protein

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What if the proteins are folded erroneously?
As can be seen, in order for the proteins to be active, count-
less processes have to occur without any error. If errors occur
during these processes and the protein fails to obtain its three-

dimensional shape, many diseases can result. For instance, the
biggest problem for Parkinson and Alzheimer diseases, are the
accumulation of proteins with faulty shapes. Another defective
protein resulting from incorrect folding is prions, which tends
to spread. They are linked to many diseases like mad cow dis-
ease, which causes serious brain damage. 34

Using Quantum Computers to Calculate the
Right Way To Fold

Correct folding and unfolding of proteins is one of the
most complicated processes known to mankind. Identifying the
correct way to fold the protein among countless other possibil-
ities requires high processing power. Every atom in the amino

acids in a protein chain can have almost countless different elec-
tron interactions with other atoms, and also can have tendencies
to make hydrogen or disulfide bonds. These possibilities in-
crease as the amino acid chain becomes longer. To solve these

A very high pro-
cessing power is
required to find the
right shape of pro-
tein from among all
other possible varia-
tions. Humans have
to use giant quan-
tum computers, as
seen in this picture,
to do a similar job.