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Molecular Conformation

Medical Definition: The characteristic three-dimensional shape of a molecule.
Guide Notes: NIM; do not confuse with MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; and CARBOHYDRATE CONFORMATION; DF: MOL CONFORMATION
Molecular Conformation Categories.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Carbohydrate Conformation - The characteristic 3-dimensional shape of a carbohydrate.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Nucleic Acid Conformation - The spatial arrangement of the atoms of a nucleic acid or polynucleotide that results in its characteristic 3-dimensional shape.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Protein Conformation - The characteristic 3-dimensional shape of a protein, including the secondary, supersecondary (motifs), tertiary (domains) and quaternary structure of the peptide chain. PROTEIN STRUCTURE, QUATERNARY describes the conformation assumed by multimeric proteins (aggregates of more than one polypeptide chain).

Molecular Conformation Medical Definitions and Terms

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