secondary structure
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[edit] English
[edit] Noun
secondary structure (plural secondary structures)
- (biochemistry) The general three-dimensional structure of a biopolymer such as DNA or a protein.
[edit] Coordinate terms
- (biochemistry): primary structure, tertiary structure, quaternary structure
[edit] Hyponyms
- (biochemistry): alpha helix, beta sheet, random coil, turn
[edit] Translations
3D form of biopolymer
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[edit] References
- 2002, Berg, Jeremy M.; Tymoczko, John L.; Stryer, Lubert, “Protein Structure and Function (section: Summary)”, in Biochemistry[1], edition Fifth edition, W H Freedman and Company, ISSN 0716730510, retrieved on 5 December 2009:
