ALPHA-HELIX


Meaning of ALPHA-HELIX in English

noun

: the coiled structural arrangement of many proteins consisting of a single chain of amino acids that is stabilized by hydrogen bonds — compare beta-sheet herein double helix herein

• alpha-helical ˌ ̷ ̷  ̷ ̷ ˈ ̷ ̷  ̷ ̷  ̷ ̷ adjective

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