polyproline

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

poly- +‎ proline

Noun[edit]

polyproline (countable and uncountable, plural polyprolines)

  1. (biochemistry) A sequence of several proline residues in a polypeptide or protein; tends to generate an anomalous left-handed helix conformation

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