polyproline

English

Etymology

poly- +‎ proline

Noun

polyproline (countable and uncountable, plural polyprolines)

  1. (biochemistry) A sequence of several proline residues in a polypeptide or protein; tends to generate an anomalous left-handed helix conformation

Derived terms
  • polyproline helix
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