misfolding

English

Etymology 1

From mis- +‎ folding.

Noun

misfolding (plural misfoldings)

  1. An incorrect folding (especially of a protein).
    • 2015 November 26, “Characterisation of the Candida albicans Phosphopantetheinyl Transferase Ppt2 as a Potential Antifungal Drug Target”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      We can rule out misfolding of recombinant Acp12p as a reason for this, because we have observed pantetheinylation of this protein by the A.

Etymology 2

Verb

misfolding

  1. present participle and gerund of misfold