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Polyproline

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prolylpeptidenoun(biochemistry) A region of a polypeptide or protein containing proline residues
prolinenoun(biochemistry) A nonessential amino acid C₅H₉NO₂ found in most animal proteins, especially collagen; its cyclic structure leads to kinks in the peptide chain of proteins.
hydroxyprolinenoun(biochemistry) A hydroxy derivative of the amino acid proline found in the structural proteins of connective tissue
diprolinenoun(biochemistry) Two proline units in a peptide
hexaprolinenoun(biochemistry) Six proline units in a peptide
polyglycinenoun(biochemistry) Multiple glycine residues linked together as part of a polypeptide
prolylalaninenoun(biochemistry) The dipeptide 2-(pyrrolidine-2-carbonylamino)propanoic acid formed by incomplete protein metabolism
verprolinnoun(biochemistry) Any of a class of actin-binding proteins that are regulators of cytoskeletal organisation in vertebrate cells.
prolaminenoun(biochemistry) any of a class of proteins, high in proline, found in the seeds of cereals
polythreoninenoun(biochemistry) A polyaminoacid composed of threonine subunits
alpha helixnounA secondary structure found in many proteins, in which the amino acids are arranged in a coil, or helix, with almost no free space on the inside and all side chains being pointed towards the outside
polyargininenounA polypeptide consisting of arginine residues
preprosequencenoun(biochemistry) A sequence of amino acid residues in a preprotein
oxyproline(biochemistry) a lactam of glutamic acid
polyvalinenounA polypeptide composed of valine monomers
homocoilingnounThe coiling of two or more strands of the same peptide
prolidasenoun(biochemistry) A cytosolic dipeptidase that hydrolyzes dipeptides with proline or hydroxyproline at the carboxy terminus (but not Pro-Pro), important in collagen metabolism.
polylysinenounA polypeptide (or section of a protein) consisting only of lysine residues
polycysteinenoun(biochemistry) a homopolymer of the amino acid cysteine
pseudodihedralnounThe angle between successive alpha helices of a protein chain

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