Helices in Proteins

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All are decapeptide segments extracted from actual protein structures in the PDB. They are shown using the same scale, for a better comparison.
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Revision as of 19:40, 3 November 2010

Helical conformations in proteins

This page illustrates the 3 most common helical conformations (secondary structures) found in proteins.

All are decapeptide segments extracted from actual protein structures in the PDB. They are shown using the same scale, for a better comparison.

310 helix alpha helix

1HHO_B_5-16.pdb

pi helix
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