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A funny thing: some drugs which work in vitro don't work in actual cells because actual cells are much more crowded than liquid in a beaker. This also makes it
by 323 5y ago
A funny thing: some drugs which work in vitro don't work in actual cells because actual cells are much more crowded than liquid in a beaker.
This also makes it harder to simulate on computer, since you have a ton more interactions to evaluate.
Also, many proteins require this crowd pressure to keep them in the proper functional shape.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macromolecular_crowding https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macromolecular_crowding
- contingencies 5y agoInteresting - quite like post industrial revolution human workers, then.
- FlingPoo 5y agoRelated: https://elifesciences.org/articles/64047 https://elifesciences.org/articles/64047