protein primary structure
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- Subclass of
- amino acid sequence
- Followed by
- protein secondary structure
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- Protein structure (1)-en.svg
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- Template:Protein primary structure
- different from
- amino acid sequence
- Commons category
- Primary protein structure
- characteristic of
- peptide
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Encyclopedic overview
The image above contains clickable links This diagram (which is interactive) of protein structure uses PCNA as an example. (PDB: 1AXC)
Protein primary structure is the linear sequence of amino acids in a peptide or protein. By convention, the primary structure of a protein is reported starting from the amino-terminal (N) end to the carboxyl-terminal (C) end. Protein biosynthesis is most commonly performed by ribosomes in cells. Peptides can also be synthesized in the laboratory. Protein primary structures can be directly sequenced, or inferred from DNA sequences.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “protein primary structure” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.