alpha_helix (RELEASE_2.5.1) |
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| SO Accession: | SO:0001117 (SOWiki) |
| Definition: | The helix has 3.6 residues per turn which corersponds to a translation of 1.5 angstroms (= 0.15 nm) along the helical axis. Every backbone N-H group donates a hydrogen bond to the backbone C=O group of the amino acid four residues earlier. |
| Synonyms: | a-helix, helix, BS:00040 |
| DB Xrefs: | EBIBS: GAR |
| Parent: | right_handed_peptide_helix (SO:0001116) |
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