"structural biology" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} structural biology (uncountable)
  1. (chemistry, biology) A branch of biochemistry or biophysics in which the three-dimensional structures of biomolecules, such as proteins, DNA, or RNA, are obtained using X-ray crystallography or nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR). Wikipedia link: structural biology Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Biology, Chemistry Derived forms: structural biologist Translations (branch): 結構生物學 /结构生物学 (jiégòu shēngwùxué) (Chinese Mandarin), rakennebiologia (Finnish), სტრუქტურული ბიოლოგია (sṭrukṭuruli biologia) (Georgian), Strukturbiologie [feminine] (German)
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