tertiary structure

German: Tertiärstruktur
Japanese: 三次構造

Biochemistry. The manner in which combinations of secondary protein structures (e.g., helices, sheets) are folded or arranged to give the three-dimensional structure of the protein. The tertiary structure is stabilized by non-covalent interactions (e.g., hydrogen bonds, disulfide bridges) and is essential to protein function.

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