"Ramachandran plot" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Ramachandran plots [plural]
Etymology: Named after G. N. Ramachandran, one of the people who developed it in 1963. Head templates: {{en-noun}} 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. Wikipedia link: Ramachandran plot Categories (topical): Biochemistry Synonyms: Ramachandran diagram

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