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The de novo design of redox peptides offers a way to overcome this barrier. The vast bulk of protein devoted to assembly, folding and stability, the creation of binding and recognition sites for other protein partners, and any protein portions that have vestigial function can be eliminated, while the protein environment that interacts with the redox centers can be controlled and explored. We have coined the term maquette to describe these reduced size but native-like redox units. |