"quaternary structure" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: quaternary structures [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} quaternary structure (plural quaternary structures)
  1. (biochemistry, molecular biology) The arrangement of multiple folded or coiled proteins to form a multi-subunit complex. Categories (topical): Biochemistry, Molecular biology Coordinate_terms: primary structure, secondary structure, tertiary structure

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