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Protein Structure

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Fundamentals of Protein Structure and Function

Abstract

Peptides and proteins are made by condensation of amino acids, forming peptide bonds. The sequence of amino acids in a protein is called its primary structure. Secondary structure is determined by the dihedral angles ϕ, ψ of the peptide bonds, the tertiary structure by the folding of protein chains in space. Association of folded polypeptide molecules to complex functional proteins results in quaternary structure. Proteins can be further modified by posttranslational addition of small molecules.

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Buxbaum, E. (2015). Protein Structure. In: Fundamentals of Protein Structure and Function. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19920-7_2

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