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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. physical chemistry
  3. chemical structure
  4. protein structure
  5. protein conformation
  6. protein tertiary structure

Preferred term

protein tertiary structure

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information The three-dimensional conformation of a polypeptide chain of a globular protein in its native folded state. The tertiary structure is determined by four interactions: hydrogen bonding, electrostatic interactions (ionic), hydrophobic interactions and covalent cross-linkages.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Synonyms

  • tertiary protein structure

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/59915

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