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Within a fraction of a second of its creation, a polypeptide string bends, buckles and folds precisely into the protein’s final three-dimensional shape.—Quanta Magazine, 26 June 2024 This powerful polypeptide helps add hydration to your skin while also working to firm and diminish the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.—Savannah Smith, Rolling Stone, 1 July 2024 Through their online escapades, tweens have come across products like Drunk Elephant’s polypeptide cream and The Ordinary’s squalane serum that contain skin-firming retinol meant for older, wrinkle-fearing adults.—Bysasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 29 June 2024 Once its polypeptide chain is assembled, a protein can fold into its structure within a thousandth of a second — a timescale that perplexed the molecular biologist Cyrus Levinthal.—Quanta Magazine, 26 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for polypeptide
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