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a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle

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a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops

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In an alpha-helix, the protein chain is coiled like a loosely-coiled spring.
Analyzing the structure of protein synthesis and transcription
Alpha-helix rods and folded beta-sheet constructions were clearly visible within the 20 subunits of the APC/C, defining the overall architecture of the complex.
New cell study might help fight cancer
The transmembrane segment, an alpha-helix between amino acids nos.
Visualizing proteins & their evolution
There are two types of arrangement for secondary structures: the alpha-helix and beta sheets.
Constructing globular, sheeted and helical polyalanine structures using nanotubes as templates for computational studies
In one case, that of a glucocorticoid receptor protein, they found a specific spiral structure -- an alpha-helix -- that appears to spur transcription.
A look into life's chemical past: a computer model of gene regulation yields some evolutionary clues
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