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HELIX COIL [4 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2014-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Springs (Mechanical Components)
DEF

The direction in which the coil recedes, viewed from one end of the spring.

OBS

The direction of helix is right-hand(RH) when the coil recedes in a clockwise direction and left-hand(LH) when it recedes in a counterclockwise direction.

OBS

direction of helix: term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ressorts (Composants mécaniques)
DEF

Pour un observateur placé à l'une des extrémités du ressort, sens dans lequel la spire s'enroule.

OBS

Le sens d'enroulement est à droite (RH) si la spire s'enroule, en s'éloignant, dans le sens des aiguilles d'une montre et à gauche (LH) si la spire s'enroule, en s'éloignant, dans le sens inverse des aiguilles d'une montre.

OBS

sens d'enroulement : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 2 1998-08-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Molecular Biology
OBS

Statistically Observed Propensities. A measure of a residue's tendency or bias to have a particular property. In secondary structure prediction algorithms(Chou & Fasman, 1978) this refers to the probability that a residue will be found in a given secondary structure(helix, beta-strand, coil or turn). Secondary structure propensity is determined by taking the frequency of a given amino acid in a given structure and dividing by the overall frequency(in all structures) of that amino acid.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie moléculaire
OBS

La méthode PHDhtm (Profile based neural network of helical transmembrane regions) donne la propension de chaque acide aminé à résider dans une hélice transmembranaire ou hors de la membrane.

Spanish

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Record 3 1982-12-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biochemistry
DEF

The coiled conformation of a polypeptide which is maintained by hydrogen bonding between the CO and NH groups of the peptide bonds of adjacent coils; in natural polypeptides the helix is right-handed.(Gk helix coil).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biochimie
DEF

Configuration spatiale de nombreuses protéines, caractérisée par une disposition des acides aminés constitutifs selon une hélice dont le pas est de 0,51 à 0.54 nm. Cette disposition hélicoïdale assure une solide cohésion moléculaire grâce à des liaisons hydrogènes entre les spires successives de l'hélice.

Spanish

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Record 4 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biological Sciences
  • General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sciences biologiques
  • Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général

Spanish

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