English Explanatory Dictionary

polyproline

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A sequence of several proline residues in a polypeptide or protein; tends to generate an anomalous left-handed helix conformation

Word forms

polyproline polyprolines

Etymology

From poly- + proline.

Derived words

polyproline helix
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