"polyproline" meaning in English

See polyproline in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: polyprolines [plural]
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  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 Derived forms: polyproline helix

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