side chain (0 synonym found)

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Definition of side chain:

(n) : in organic chemistry, that part of a molecule attached to some core structure; a radical; the variable parts of amino acids that extend from the peptide backbone in proteins; they are referred to as R-groups, which branch off the backbone at the alpha carbon (C?)

Definition of side chain:

(n) : in organic chemistry, that part of a molecule attached to some core structure; a radical; the variable parts of amino acids that extend from the peptide backbone in proteins; they are referred to as R-groups, which branch off the backbone at the alpha carbon (C?)

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