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quaternary structure

n. (context biochemistry molecular biology English) The arrangement of multiple folded or coiled proteins to form a multi-subunit complex

Usage examples of "quaternary structure".

Usually ten lines or less, they focused on the hidden, obscure beauty of science: the quaternary structure of a globulin protein, the blue glow of Cerenkov radiation.

Cooking, you see, is essentially a process of breaking down the quaternary structure of the protein molecule through the application of heat—.

Much time was given to the tertiary and quaternary structure of proteins.