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Concept information

Preferred term

amino acid sequences

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information The order of amino acids as they occur in a polypeptide chain. This is referred to as the primary structure of proteins. It is of fundamental importance in determining protein conformation.

Synonyms

  • amino acid sequence
  • primary protein structure
  • protein primary structure
  • protein sequences

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/7764

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