primary structure

English

Noun

primary structure (plural primary structures)

1. (biochemistry) The linear sequence of amino acids covalently linked by peptide bonds to form a single polypeptide chain.

Coordinate terms

• secondary structure
• tertiary structure
• quaternary structure

References

• Berg, Jeremy M. with Tymoczko, John L. and Stryer, Lubert (2002) “Protein Structure and Function (section: Summary)”, in Biochemistry‎^[1], 5th edition, W. H. Freedman and Company, →ISBN, retrieved 5 December 2009.