"polyproline" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: polyprolines [plural]
Etymology: poly- + proline Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|poly|proline}} poly- + proline Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} 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 Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Biochemistry Derived forms: polyproline helix

Inflected forms

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