antiparallel
English
editEtymology
editAdjective
editantiparallel (not comparable)
- (mathematics) (of vectors) Parallel but in opposite directions.
- (biochemistry) Describing the orientations of the two strands of DNA.
- (biochemistry) Describing two beta strands comprising a protein's secondary structure that are aligned and hydrogen bonded but where the vectors describing the amino- and carboxy-terminal ends of each strand are oriented 180° relative to one another.
Derived terms
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editparallel of opposite direction
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Noun
editantiparallel (plural antiparallels)
German
editEtymology
editAdjective
editantiparallel (strong nominative masculine singular antiparalleler, not comparable)
Declension
editPositive forms of antiparallel (uncomparable)
Further reading
edit- “antiparallel” in Duden online