primary structure

English

Noun

primary structure (plural primary structures)

  1. (biochemistry) The linear sequence of amino acids covalently linked by peptide bonds to form a single polypeptide chain.

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References
  • Berg, Jeremy M. with Tymoczko, John L. and Stryer, Lubert (2002) “Protein Structure and Function (section: Summary)”, in Biochemistry‎, 5th edition, W. H. Freedman and Company, →ISBN, retrieved 5 December 2009.
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