Amino Acid Sequence
protein sequence
Subclass of:
Molecular Structure
Definitions related to amino acid sequence:
  • (protein sequence) Order of amino acids as they occur in a polypeptide chain.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • The arrangement of amino acids in a protein. Proteins can be made from 20 different kinds of amino acids, and the structure and function of each type of protein are determined by the kinds of amino acids used to make it and how they are arranged.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • The order of amino acids as they occur in a polypeptide chain. This is referred to as the primary structure of proteins. It is of fundamental importance in determining PROTEIN CONFORMATION.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • The sequence of amino acids along a polypeptide chain.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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