tertiary structure

noun Biochemistry.

the way in which the helixes or beta structures of a polypeptide are folded or arranged into a three-dimensional configuration.

Origin of tertiary structure

First recorded in 1950–55

Words nearby tertiary structure

tertiary college, tertiary color, tertiary colour, tertiary consumer, tertiary dentin, tertiary structure, tertiary syphilis, tertium quid, Tertullian, Teruel, tervalent

Scientific definitions for tertiary structure

tertiary structure

The three-dimensional structure of a protein or nucleic acid. Amino acids form secondary structures such as alpha helices, beta sheets, and random coils, which in turn fold on themselves to form the tertiary structure of the protein. Only if a protein is correctly folded will it have its intended biological activity. Several diseases, such as cystic fibrosis and mad cow disease, are caused by alterations in the tertiary structure of one or more proteins. See also primary structure quaternary structure secondary structure.

单词	tertiary structure
释义	tertiary structure noun Biochemistry. the way in which the helixes or beta structures of a polypeptide are folded or arranged into a three-dimensional configuration. Origin of tertiary structure First recorded in 1950–55 Words nearby tertiary structure tertiary college, tertiary color, tertiary colour, tertiary consumer, tertiary dentin, tertiary structure, tertiary syphilis, tertium quid, Tertullian, Teruel, tervalent Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Scientific definitions for tertiary structure tertiary structure The three-dimensional structure of a protein or nucleic acid. Amino acids form secondary structures such as alpha helices, beta sheets, and random coils, which in turn fold on themselves to form the tertiary structure of the protein. Only if a protein is correctly folded will it have its intended biological activity. Several diseases, such as cystic fibrosis and mad cow disease, are caused by alterations in the tertiary structure of one or more proteins. See also primary structure quaternary structure secondary structure. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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