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Alpha (α)-helix
A secondary structure in proteins; the right-handed helical folding of a polypeptide such that amide nitrogens share their hydrogen atoms with the carbonyl oxygens of the fourth amide bonds towards the C-terminal end of the polymer. see also protein class
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