Primary structure of
polypeptides
In general,
polypeptides are unbranched polymers, so their
primary structure can often be specified by the
sequence of
amino acids along their backbone.
Full article >>>Primary StructureThe
primary structure of a
protein is its linear
sequence of
amino acids and the location of any disulfide (-S-S-) bridges.
Link to table describing the
amino acids.
Full article >>>Primary structureIn
biochemistry, to specify the
primary structure of an unbranched
biopolymer, such as a
molecule of
DNA,
RNA or
protein, ...
Full article >>>Primary structure refers to the
sequence of
amino acids found in a
protein. The following is the
primary structure of one of the
polypeptide chains of
hemoglobin.
Full article >>>primary structure -the
amino acid sequence of a
polypeptide chain. Of the four levels of
protein structure, this is the most basic. [Source: Primary through
Quaternary Structure in the MIT
Biology Hypertextbook] ...
Full article >>>primary structureThe level of
protein structure referring to the specific
sequence of
amino acids.
primary succession ...
Full article >>>primary structure The
sequence of
amino acids in a
protein. PICTURE
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taxonomic
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humans;
characteristics include large brain, stereoscopic vision, ...
Full article >>>Primary Structure: Refers to the
sequence of
amino acid residues or
nucleotides within
protein or
nucleic acid molecules, respectively (also see Secondary and
Tertiary Structure).
Full article >>>The
primary structure of a
protein simply [is] the linear
amino acid sequence-you could write down on a piece of paper the
primary structure of a
protein.
Full article >>>The process of
protein synthesis whereby the
primary structure of the
protein is determined by the
nucleotide sequence in m
RNA.
Full article >>>The
sequence of
codons in the m
RNA unambiguously defines the
primary structure of the final
protein. Of course, the
codons in the m
RNA were also present in the
genomic DNA, but the
sequence may be interrupted by
introns.
Full article >>>pre- before, in front
primary structure The
sequence of
amino acids and any interchain and intrachain disulfide bonds of a
protein.
primary transcript The immediate
RNA product of
transcription before any posttranscriptional
processing reactions.
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