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antiparallel

antiparallel adjective: describing the orientations of the two strands of DNA.

Adjective

antiparallel (not comparable)

  1. Describing the orientations of the two strands of DNA.
    • Upon interaction with ss- nucleic acid (NA) targets (deoxyribooligonucleotides (ODNs) or ribooligonucleotides), they form very stable anti-parallel and parallel duplexes [3 ], and the melting temperatures of the antiparallel duplexes are 10 to 15°C higher than those of the parallel duplexes.2015 October 16, “Polyanionic Carboxyethyl Peptide Nucleic Acids ( ce -PNAs): Synthesis and DNA Binding”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
  2. 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.

Noun

antiparallel (plural antiparallels)

  1. A line that forms equal angles with two other lines, but in opposite directions.

antiparallel meaning in Tamil and Malayalam

antiparallel in Tamil

எதிர் இணை, எதிரிணை வரை, எதிரிணை தளம், எதிரிணை வரைபோலமைந்த தளம், எதிரிணையான

antiparallel in Malayalam

എതിർസമാന്തരം

Forms of antiparallel

pluralantiparallels

Origin of antiparallel

From anti- + parallel.

Words formed from antiparallel

Questions about antiparallel

What does antiparallel mean?
Antiparallel means describing the orientations of the two strands of DNA.
What is antiparallel in Tamil?
Antiparallel in Tamil is எதிர் இணை, எதிரிணை வரை, எதிரிணை தளம். See Antiparallel meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is antiparallel?
Antiparallel can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near antiparallel in the dictionary

  1. antipapistic
  2. antipapistical
  3. antipapists
  4. antiparachute
  5. antiparade
  6. antiparallel
  7. antiparallelly
  8. antiparallelogram
  9. antiparallelograms
  10. antiparallels
  11. antiparalytic

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