FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term alpha_helix ID (Ontology) SO:0001117 (Sequence Ontology)
Definition The helix has 3.6 residues per turn which corresponds to a translation of 1.5 angstroms (= 0.15 nm) along the helical axis. Every backbone N-H group donates a hydrogen bond to the backbone C=O group of the amino acid four residues earlier.
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