polyproline
A sequence of several proline residues in a polypeptide or protein; tends to generate an anomalous left-handed helix conformation
Noun
- A sequence of several proline residues in a polypeptide or protein; tends to generate an anomalous left-handed helix conformation
Origin
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Ancient Greek πῠρρός (pŭrrhós)der. German Pyrrolbor. English pyrrole English -olidine English pyrrolidine English proline English polyproline From poly- + proline.