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FUNDAMENTAL BETA [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-09-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Biochemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- tertiary structure
1, record 1, English, tertiary%20structure
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Local interactions between nearby amino acids give rise to alpha helixes, beta sheets or other forms of secondary structure. These subassemblies, acting as more or less coherent units, organize themselves into domains. The geometric arrangement of the domains constitutes the tertiary structure. The presence of the same secondary structures and domains in many dissimilar proteins argues that they are not mere artificial abstractions introduced by the biochemist; on the contrary, they seem to be fundamental units in the evolution and diversification of proteins. Many proteins have a level of organization beyond the tertiary structure. They are composed of multiple polypeptide strands held together by a variety of weak bonds and sometimes further cemented by disulfide linkages. 1, record 1, English, - tertiary%20structure
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Biochimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- structure tertiaire
1, record 1, French, structure%20tertiaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Structure spatiale complète d'une protéine, niveau d'organisation supérieur à la structure secondaire déterminé par l'assemblage des formes élémentaires de type [alpha] ou [bêta] selon les trois directions de l'espace et par le pliage de la chaîne, le tout étant stabilisé par des interactions de type non covalent et des ponts disulfure. 2, record 1, French, - structure%20tertiaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La structure tertiaire d'une protéine globulaire est très complexe et elle peut être déterminée par la diffraction des rayons X. [...] La rupture de la structure tertiaire par des températures élevées ou par d'autres agents s'appelle dénaturation. 3, record 1, French, - structure%20tertiaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Bioquímica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- estructura terciaria
1, record 1, Spanish, estructura%20terciaria
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Conformación tridimensional que adoptan las macromoléculas completas como resultado de interacciones intramoleculares, tales como puentes de hidrógeno. 1, record 1, Spanish, - estructura%20terciaria
Record 2 - internal organization data 2009-11-03
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Atomic Physics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- weak nuclear interaction
1, record 2, English, weak%20nuclear%20interaction
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Quarks are fundamental particles that carry fractional electric charge and are strongly interacting. They also have a quantum number called "colour".... Weak nuclear interactions... are experienced by both quarks and leptons. The weak interaction is currently believed to be a manifestation of the electroweak interaction. Weak interactions are responsible for beta decay, and it is only by weak interactions that neutrinos can be located. 1, record 2, English, - weak%20nuclear%20interaction
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Physique atomique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- interaction nucléaire faible
1, record 2, French, interaction%20nucl%C3%A9aire%20faible
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans l'état actuel de nos connaissances, il existe dans la nature quatre types d'interaction [...] À l'échelle nucléaire et dans le domaine d'énergie qui intéresse la physique des réacteurs nucléaires, trois des quatre interactions sont concernées : interaction électromagnétique (émission de photons), nucléaire faible (radioactivité bêta), nucléaire forte. 1, record 2, French, - interaction%20nucl%C3%A9aire%20faible
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1995-07-05
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Atomic Physics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- weak interaction
1, record 3, English, weak%20interaction
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
a fundamental interaction experienced by elementary particles that is responsible for some particle decay processes, for nuclear beta decay, and for emission and absorption of neutrinos. 2, record 3, English, - weak%20interaction
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Above [1015 degrees Kelvin], the force responsible for nuclear decay and for the energy of the sun, known as the weak interaction, is profoundly changed in character: the condensate responsible for making the weak interactions weak vaporizes. 3, record 3, English, - weak%20interaction
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Physique atomique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- interaction faible
1, record 3, French, interaction%20faible
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Aux deux champs fondamentaux responsables [des phénomènes de la gravitation et de l'électromagnétisme] s'en ajoutent en réalité deux autres, apparus avec la physique nucléaire [...]: ce sont le champ des interactions "fortes" (ou nucléaires) [...], et le champ des interactions "faibles", qui se manifeste dans la radioactivité [bêta] des noyaux et dans la plupart des désintégrations des particules élémentaires. 2, record 3, French, - interaction%20faible
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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