polyproline

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English

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Etymology

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From poly- +‎ proline.

Noun

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polyproline (countable and uncountable, plural polyprolines)

  1. (biochemistry) A sequence of several proline residues in a polypeptide or protein; tends to generate an anomalous left-handed helix conformation

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