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  • noun Plural form of sidechain.

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Examples

  • Blundell TL (2009) Satisfaction of hydrogen-bonding potential influences the conservation of polar sidechains.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Sungsam Gong et al. 2010

  • The sidechains of SCD mutations reported in this paper are shown as spacefilled atoms: A97, N102, D112, V122, and L188. doi: 10.1371/journal. pone.0010760.g007

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Michael L. Nickerson et al. 2010

  • Foldit, which works a bit like Tetris, asks players to actually fold a protein by shaking sidechains, wiggling backbones, and clearing locks and bands.

    PCWorld 2010

  • Blundell TL (2009) Satisfaction of hydrogen-bonding potential influences the conservation of polar sidechains.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Sungsam Gong et al. 2010

  • On the screen, protein molecules appear as brightly coloured cartoon chains, with hydrophilic (water-loving) and hydrophobic (water-hating) sidechains dangling off them.

    physicsworld.com: all content 2009

  • For example, proteins tend to be surrounded by water, so hiding the hydrophobic sidechains away inside the rest of the molecule will reduce the amount of energy needed to maintain the protein's shape.

    physicsworld.com: all content 2009

  • For example, proteins tend to be surrounded by water, so hiding the hydrophobic sidechains away inside the rest of the molecule will reduce the amount of energy needed to maintain the protein's shape.

    physicsworld.com: all content 2009

  • On the screen, protein molecules appear as brightly coloured cartoon chains, with hydrophilic (water-loving) and hydrophobic (water-hating) sidechains dangling off them.

    physicsworld.com: all content 2009

  • The tutorials also introduce advanced tools like "shake sidechains" that allow you to move several parts of the molecule simultaneously, and offer a few hints about techniques to try.

    physicsworld.com: all content 2009

  • The sidechains of Arg204 and Lys180 point towards the α and β phosphates of the stacked and symmetry-related nucleotide.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Pascal F. Egea et al. 2008

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