These objects are resistant to the action of most proteases due to their abnormal conformation, which often is the substitution of a beta strand for an alpha helix. While their means of replication is not well understood, their virulence results from their ability to change normal proteins to match their conformation. For ten points, name this class of organic pathogens whose common name is a contraction of "proteinaceous
These objects are resistant to the action of most proteases due to their abnormal conformation, which often is the substitution of a beta strand for an alpha helix. While their means of replication is not well understood, their virulence results from their ability to change normal proteins to match their conformation. For ten points, name this class of organic pathogens whose common name is a contraction of "proteinaceous infectious particle."
These objects are resistant to the action of most proteases due to their abnormal conformation, which often is the substitution of a beta strand for an alpha helix.
Prion (accept proteinaceous infectious particle before it’s mentioned)