Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A secondary structure that occurs in many proteins and consists of two or more parallel adjacent polypeptide chains arranged in such a way that hydrogen bonds can form between the chains.
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- noun biochemistry A
secondary structure inproteins consisting of multiplestrands connectedlaterally
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[From beta-form, the form taken by a protein molecule after it has been stretched.]
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