Spatial Concept
tertiary protein
ter·ti·ar·y pro·tein
Subclass of:
Protein Conformation
Definitions related to tertiary protein:
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(tertiary protein structure) Tertiary structure describes the folding of the polypeptide chain to assemble the different secondary structure elements in a particular arrangement.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(protein structure, tertiary) The level of protein structure in which combinations of secondary protein structures (ALPHA HELICES; BETA SHEETS; loop regions, and AMINO ACID MOTIFS) pack together to form folded shapes. Disulfide bridges between cysteines in two different parts of the polypeptide chain along with other interactions between the chains play a role in the formation and stabilization of tertiary structure.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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