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ZIGZAGGING [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-09-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Genetics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Z-DNA
1, record 1, English, Z%2DDNA
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- zig-zag DNA 2, record 1, English, zig%2Dzag%20DNA
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A double helical structure assumed by double-stranded DNA, in which the phosphate groups form a dinucleotide repeating unit zigzagging up a left-handed helix with a single, deep groove... 3, record 1, English, - Z%2DDNA
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[It] is particularly likely to occur in stretches of alternating purines and pyrimidines or under dehydrating conditions. 3, record 1, English, - Z%2DDNA
Record 1, Key term(s)
- zigzag DNA
- Z DNA
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Génétique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ADN-Z
1, record 1, French, ADN%2DZ
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- ADNz 2, record 1, French, ADNz
correct, masculine noun
- ADN en zigzag 2, record 1, French, ADN%20en%20zigzag
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Duplex d'ADN dans lequel la double hélice est enroulée par la gauche au lieu de la droite. 2, record 1, French, - ADN%2DZ
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'ADN en zigzag existe dans les chromosomes d'Eucaryotes, mais sa fonction n'est pas encore connue. 2, record 1, French, - ADN%2DZ
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
L'ADN adopte une configuration en zigzag quand les purines et les pyrimidines alternent sur le même brin. 2, record 1, French, - ADN%2DZ
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
ADN en zigzag; ADNz : termes et définition publiés au Journal officiel de la République française le 22 septembre 2000. 3, record 1, French, - ADN%2DZ
Record 1, Key term(s)
- ADN Z
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Genética
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- ADN en zig-zag
1, record 1, Spanish, ADN%20en%20zig%2Dzag
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- ADN-Z 1, record 1, Spanish, ADN%2DZ
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Forma de ADN en la cual la doble hélice está enrollada a la izquierda y no a la derecha. 1, record 1, Spanish, - ADN%20en%20zig%2Dzag
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-01-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Biological Sciences
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- beta-sheet
1, record 2, English, beta%2Dsheet
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- beta-pleated sheet 2, record 2, English, beta%2Dpleated%20sheet
correct
- pleated sheet 2, record 2, English, pleated%20sheet
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
ß-Sheets are formed when two or more almost fully extended polypeptide chains are brought together side by side, so that regular hydrogen bonds can form between the peptide backbone amide NH and carbonyl oxygen groups of adjacent chains.... All the peptide linkages participate in this cross-linking and thus lend the structure great stability; the R groups lie above or below the zigzagging planes of the pleated sheet.... The structure of the ß-sheet makes up extensive regions of the core of most(though not all) globular proteins. 3, record 2, English, - beta%2Dsheet
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Sciences biologiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- feuillet bêta
1, record 2, French, feuillet%20b%C3%AAta
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L. Pauling avait à peine découvert [...] les hélices alpha [...] qu'il observa une seconde configuration stable : les feuillets bêta. Dans ce type de structure, des segments rectilignes de la chaîne polypeptidique sont juxtaposés en zigzag, comme un mètre d'architecte incomplètement replié; des liaisons hydrogène relient les segments adjacents, appelés brins bêta. Dans cette structure comme dans les hélices alpha, des liaisons s'établissent entre les groupes NH et les groupes CO de la chaîne polypeptidique principale. [...] Toutes les liaisons peptidiques participent à ces liaisons, ce qui assure à cette structure une grande stabilité. 2, record 2, French, - feuillet%20b%C3%AAta
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le feuillet bêta est aussi appelé «feuillet plissé» ou «conformation plissée». 2, record 2, French, - feuillet%20b%C3%AAta
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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