secondary structure

English

Noun

secondary structure (countable and uncountable, plural secondary structures)

1. (biochemistry) The general three-dimensional structure of a biopolymer such as DNA or a protein.

Hyponyms

• (biochemistry): alpha helix, beta sheet, random coil, turn

Coordinate terms

• (biochemistry): primary structure, tertiary structure, quaternary structure

Translations

3D form of biopolymer

• Finnish: sekundaarirakenne

References

• Berg, Jeremy M. with Tymoczko, John L. and Stryer, Lubert (2002) “Protein Structure and Function (section: Summary)”, in Biochemistry‎^[1], 5th edition, W. H. Freedman and Company, →ISBN, retrieved 5 December 2009.