ALPHA-HELIX


Meaning of ALPHA-HELIX in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌal-fə-ˈhē-liks ]

noun

Date: 1955

: the coiled structural arrangement of many proteins consisting of a single chain of amino acids stabilized by hydrogen bonds

• al·pha-he·li·cal -ˈhe-li-kəl, -ˈhē-li- adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.