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Protein Structure, Secondary  

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  • Protein Structures, Secondary
  • Secondary Protein Structure
  • Secondary Protein Structures
  • Structure, Secondary Protein
  • Structures, Secondary Protein

Note

  • IM general only; coordinate NIM with specific protein

Scope note

  • The level of protein structure in which regular hydrogen-bond interactions within contiguous stretches of polypeptide chain give rise to ALPHA-HELICES; BETA-STRANDS (which align to form BETA-SHEETS), or other types of coils. This is the first folding level of protein conformation.

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