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Secondary structure

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For more information, see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secondary_structure Wikipedia's page on secondary structure].
For more information, see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secondary_structure Wikipedia's page on secondary structure].
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Revision as of 18:53, 16 August 2008


PDB ID 1dtg

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1dtg, resolution 2.40Å ()
Ligands: ,
Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, RCSB, PDBsum
Coordinates: save as pdb, mmCIF, xml


Secondary structure refers to a protein's local three-dimensional structure, for example alpha helices and beta sheets are secondary structure. The structure on the right of a human transferrin n-lobe mutant (PDB code 1dtg) is shown in cartoon backbone representation to highlight its secondary structure, with alpha-helices in magenta and beta-sheets in yellow.

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For more information, see Wikipedia's page on secondary structure.

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