secondary structure
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English
Noun
secondary structure (countable and uncountable, plural secondary structures)
- (biochemistry) The general three-dimensional structure of a biopolymer such as DNA or a protein.
Hyponyms
- (biochemistry): alpha helix, beta sheet, random coil, turn
Coordinate terms
- (biochemistry): primary structure, tertiary structure, quaternary structure
Translations
3D form of biopolymer
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References
- Berg, Jeremy M. with Tymoczko, John L. and Stryer, Lubert (2002) “Protein Structure and Function (section: Summary)”, in Biochemistry, 5th edition, W. H. Freedman and Company, →ISBN, retrieved 5 December 2009.