An official website of the United States government.

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > genetics > molecular genetics > amino acid sequences > amino acid repeat sequences
Fields of Study > chemistry > physical chemistry > chemical structure > protein structure > amino acid sequences > amino acid repeat sequences
Fields of Study > chemistry > physical chemistry > chemical structure > protein structure > protein conformation > protein structural elements > amino acid repeat sequences
Preferred Term:

amino acid repeat sequences

Definition:
A sequential pattern of amino acids occurring more than once in the same protein sequence. There often is some sequence variation between the repeated segments. Many protein domains are constituted from repeats.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
amino acid sequences, protein structural elements
Narrower Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • amino acid repetitive sequence
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/333244
Download this Concept:
RDF/XMLCreated 2019-08-23, last modified 2019-11-25