alpha helix

Noun

 * 1) A secondary structure found in many proteins, in which the amino acids are arranged in a coil, or helix, with almost no free space on the inside and all side chains being pointed towards the outside

Derived terms

 * alphahelical

Translations

 * Catalan: hèlix alfa
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: α螺旋
 * Finnish: alfa-kierre
 * Greek: άλφα έλικα
 * Irish: alfa-héilics
 * Italian:
 * Portuguese: alfa-hélice, hélice alfa
 * Russian:
 * Serbo-Croatian: alfa uzvojnica
 * Spanish: hélice alfa