N-terminus

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N-terminus (plural N-termini)

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(biochemistry) The end of a polypeptide chain that consists of an amino acid with a free amino group

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350px In most, but not all cases, nuclear-encoded chloroplast proteins are translated with a cleavable transit peptide that's added to the N-terminus of the protein precursor. Source: Internet

Sequence specificity Homeodomains can bind both specifically and nonspecifically to B-DNA with the C-terminal recognition helix aligning in the DNA's major groove and the unstructured peptide "tail" at the N-terminus aligning in the minor groove. Source: Internet

Specific amino acid sequences (PTS or peroxisomal targeting signal ) at the C-terminus (PTS1) or N-terminus (PTS2) of peroxisomal matrix proteins signals them to be imported into the organelle. Source: Internet

It is oriented with the N-terminus outside the cell and the C-terminus in the cytosol. Source: Internet

Most chemical synthesis methods proceed from C-terminus to N-terminus, opposite the biological reaction. Source: Internet

Since it is difficult to visualize all the atoms at once, the ribbon shows the rough path of the protein polymer from its N-terminus (blue) to its C-terminus (red). Source: Internet

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