Ramachandran plot

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A Ramachandran plot generated from human PCNA.

Etymology

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Named after G. N. Ramachandran, one of the people who developed it in 1963.

Noun

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Ramachandran plot (plural Ramachandran plots)

  1. (biochemistry) A diagram that visualizes the energetically allowed regions for backbone dihedral angles ψ against φ of amino acid residues in protein structure.
    Synonym: Ramachandran diagram
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