Meanings
nounRamachandran plot (plural Ramachandran plots)
plural Ramachandran plots
- biochemistryA diagram that visualizes the energetically allowed regions for backbone dihedral angles ψ against φ of amino acid residues in protein structure.
Synonyms: Ramachandran diagram
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA diagram that visualizes the energetically allowed regions for backbone dihedral angles ψ against φ of amino acid residues in protein structure.
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Named after G. N. Ramachandran, one of the people who developed it in 1963.
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