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protein-design
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+title: Designing proteins with arbitrary function
+kind: problem
+status: partial
+year: 1988
+statement: Can we design a protein from scratch to carry out any chosen chemical function?
+space: molecules-of-life
+---
+De novo design, pioneered by David Baker's lab, now routinely produces binders and new folds. Designing enzymes that match natural catalytic efficiency remains much harder.
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+## Sources
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+- [Wikipedia: Protein design](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protein_design)
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+[[Space:molecules-of-life|Molecules of life]] · [[Continent:chemistry|Chemistry and matter]]
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De novo design, pioneered by David Baker's lab, now routinely produces binders and new folds. Designing enzymes that match natural catalytic efficiency remains much harder.