polypeptide chain
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polypeptide
noun[C]
uk/ˌpɒl.iˈpep.taɪd/us/ˌpɑː.liˈpep.taɪd/
one of a group of polymers made from a chain of ...
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chain
noun
uk/tʃeɪn/us/tʃeɪn/
a series of things of the same type connected in a line, or a series of people standing in ...
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(Definition ofpolypeptideandchainfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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These sequential activities are also encoded within the intron, on a single multifunctionalpolypeptidechain.
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Biological polymers such as apolypeptidechainare heteropolymers where each segment is different.
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The large oligosaccharide is transferred en bloc to the nascentpolypeptidechain, which is transported across or inserted into the rough endoplasmic reticulum membrane.
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Compared to -helices and turns, therefore a greater long range ordering of thepolypeptidechainis required for their formation.
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Thepolypeptidechainis in an extended conformation with alternate peptide groups rotated by 180m.
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The influence of disulphides on the compactness and the dynamics of thepolypeptidechainis profound, however.
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This effect is most pronounced in regions of thepolypeptidechainfor which only few restraints are available.
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Structures associated with the ribosomal elongation cycle (adding one amino acid to a nascentpolypeptidechain).
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Most significant in these studies is the fact that the lactoglobulinpolypeptidechainhas a high intrinsic propensity to form helical structure.
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Turn formation in longer peptides is frequently accompanied by thepolypeptidechainfolding back on itself, either by association of helices or strands.
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The sentence ' let's chase the train ' - a word pun indicating it is time to start ' tracing thepolypeptidechain' - was heard regularly in the bar area.
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It presents an overview of what has been learnt about conformational preferences of thepolypeptidechain, the interactions that stabilize structures and the nature of the denatured states.
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Polypeptidechainfolding through a highly helical intermediate as a general principle of globular protein structure formation.
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During chain elongation, each additional amino acid is added to the nascentpolypeptidechainin a three-step microcycle.
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The amino acids in apolypeptidechainare linked by peptide bonds.
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The kinesin motor domain can be at either end of apolypeptidechainthat includes a coiled-coil region and a cargo domain.
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The separate domains of a given protein may interact extensively or may be joined only by a length ofpolypeptidechain.
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Below is a chart depicting the first thirteen amino acids in the normal and abnormal sickle cellpolypeptidechain.
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This is distinct from a multienzyme polypeptide, in which multiple catalytic domains are found in a singlepolypeptidechain.
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