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secondary structure

The three-dimensional structure of the polypeptide backbone of a protein (such as alpha helix, beta sheet, and coil patterns), or the sugar-phosphate backbone of a nucleic acid (such as the double helix pattern of DNA).

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Keywords: Codon usage bias; Genetic code; Salinity responsive genes; Secondary structure.

Short Communication - BIOINFORMATICS ANALYSIS OF CODON USAGE BIAS AND RNA SECONDARY STRUCTURES FOR SALT STRESS RESPONSIVE GENES IN ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA AND SOLANUM LYCOPERSICUM

Physicochemical analysis and secondary structure prediction

Homology modeling and epitope prediction of Der f 33

The peak positions, corresponding to the secondary structure of the proteins, were identified using the second derivative spectra and used to initialize the best fit of the amide I band in the abovementioned spectral range.

The Effects of Ovine Whey Powders on Durum Wheat-Based Doughs

For detail annotation of GDF11 from Oryctolagus cuniculus, the mature segment of GDF11 was analyzed using different bioinformatics online tools for its physicochemical properties and secondary structure predictions.

Bioinformatics Characterization of Growth Differentiation Factor 11 of Oryctolagus cuniculus

Computational analysis of the genome showed 6 transcriptionally active pseudogenes that can produce stable mRNA secondary structure compared to their functional parents.

In Silico Analyses of the Pseudogenes of Helicobacter pylori

The secondary structure of a polypeptide is the way a small part, fairly near in the polypeptide sequence, curls up into an alpha helix or beta pleated sheets, or sometimes even no structured shape at all.

Analyzing the structure of protein synthesis and transcription

Results: The secondary structure of soybean meal protein was an important factor in the nutritional value.

The extrusion conditions mechanism effect on the nutritional value of soybean meal protein

Variations in the 3'UTR might change the mRNA secondary structure and are identified to be accountable for human diseases [28].

Variations in the 3'UTR of the CYP21A2 Gene in Heterozygous Females with Hyperandrogenaemia

In Section 3.1, the sentence "The modeled SoxC structure is well illustrated in Figure 1 with red, cyan, and magenta shades representing [beta]-sheets, [alpha]-helices, and interspersing coils, respectively" should be changed to "The modeled SoxC structure is well illustrated in magenta shades in Figure 1 with prominent secondary structure conformations ([beta]-sheets, [alpha]-helices, and interspersing coils)." In Section 3.2, the sentence "The entire protein was interspersed with coil regions.

Corrigendum to "Structural Stability, Transitions, and Interactions within SoxYZCD-Thiosulphate from Sulfurimonas denitrificans: An In Silico Molecular Outlook for Maintaining Environmental Sulphur Cycle"