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Backbone representations
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==Protein Main Chain== | ==Protein Main Chain== | ||
| - | + | Lets begin with <scene name='59/599354/Helix/1'>all atoms of a small alpha helix</scene> (15 amino acids)<ref>Residues 23-37 from [[1pgb]].</ref> The atoms and bonds are colored by element: | |
<font style="font-size:150%;">{{Template:ColorKey_Element_C}} | <font style="font-size:150%;">{{Template:ColorKey_Element_C}} | ||
{{Template:ColorKey_Element_H}} | {{Template:ColorKey_Element_H}} | ||
Revision as of 18:06, 19 September 2014
THIS ARTICLE IS UNDER DEVELOPMENT AND IS CURRENTLY INCOMPLETE. Eric Martz 20:18, 19 September 2014 (IDT)
Backbone representations are simplified 3D depictions of proteins or nucleic acids that enable the polymer chain structure to be seen. In proteins, a simple backbone trace connects alpha carbons (balls) but the backbone trace line does not coincide with any of the covalent bonds in the main chain ().
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