Ramachandran plot

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A Ramachandran plot generated from human PCNA.

Etymology edit

Named after G. N. Ramachandran, one of the people who developed it in 1963.

Noun edit

Ramachandran plot (plural Ramachandran plots)

  1. (biochemistry) A diagram that visualizes the energetically allowed regions for backbone dihedral angles ψ against φ of amino acid residues in protein structure.
    Synonym: Ramachandran diagram