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Preferred term

Protein Conformation, alpha-Helical  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A secondary structure of proteins that is a right-handed helix or coil, where each amino (N-H) group of the peptide backbone contributes a hydrogen bond to the carbonyl(C=O) group of the amino acid four residues N-terminal to it (n-4). It is the most common type of secondary structure.

Entry terms

  • alpha-Helical Conformation, Protein
  • alpha-Helical Protein Conformation
  • alpha-Helical Structures
  • alpha-Helices
  • alpha-Helix

In other languages

  • French

  • Conformation en hélice alpha
  • Conformation protéique en hélice alpha
  • Hélice alpha
  • Hélices alpha

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-FJ72JZH8-K

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