Abstract

The formation of proteins revisited

Author(s): D.S.Robertson

The limitations of the present hypothesis concerning the cellular formation of proteins are discussed. Amodel of the process of the formation of proteins in biological cells through the dehydrating action of polyphosphoric acids combined with the varying physical and chemical properties of amino acids is described. Polyphosphoric acids exist in various stereochemical forms which act as stereochemical molecular templates. The controlled hydration of these forms give rise to the known variety of spatial forms of proteins.