alpha helix

Noun

Meaning

alpha helix (plural alpha helices or alpha helixes)

English Wikipedia has an article on:alpha helixWikipedia
A secondary structure found in many proteins, in which the amino acids are arranged in a coil, or helix, with almost no free space on the inside and all side chains being pointed towards the outside

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Alternative names

alpha-helix

Examples

Given Pauling's recent success in discovering the Alpha helix, they feared that Pauling might also be the first to determine the structure of DNA. Source: Internet

Linus Pauling was the first to identify citation the 3.6 amino acids per helix turn ratio of the Alpha helix. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

alpha globin alpha globulin alpha glucosidase inhibitor alpha hinge alpha hydroxy acids alpha iron