protein structures

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primary structure

linear sequence of amino acids that make a polypeptide chain

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secondary structure

local spatial confromation of the polypeptide backbone excluding the side chains (a-helix and beta helix)

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tertiary structure

overall three-dimensional shape of a single polypeptide chain, chain bends and folds

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quaternary structure

arrangment of multiple polypeptide chains within a protein where two or more folded polypeptide chains come together to form a functional protein