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Secondary structure
The arrangement of the amino acids of a protein into a regular structure, such as an alpha-helix or a beta-sheet.


Read more about this term in the Online Textbook:
Proteins and Proteomics: Introduction to Protein Structure

Related Terms:
Primary structure
Tertiary structure
Quaternary structure

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The Three-Dimensional Structure of a Protein
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