English Explanatory Dictionary

Ramachandran plot

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A diagram that visualizes the energetically allowed regions for backbone dihedral angles ψ against φ of amino acid residues in protein structure.

Word forms

Ramachandran plot Ramachandran plots

Etymology

Named after G. N. Ramachandran, one of the people who developed it in 1963.

Synonyms

Ramachandran diagram
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