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amino acid sequence
noun
- the unique sequence of amino acids that characterizes a given protein
Example Sentences
This optimized structure is then used to determine the amino acid sequence that can actually be assembled to a protein in the laboratory.
Instead, the server allows trained users to simply input the amino acid sequence of interest along with the nucleic acid sequence of a DNA or RNA strand or the formula of a small molecule drug.
Researchers hadn't yet identified the C. elegans TEBP-1 or TEBP-2 dimerization and DNA binding domains because they were looking for a protein in C. elegans that shared a similar amino acid sequence to the human protein domains -- that is, they were looking for a homolog of those proteins.
By this means, the genetic code of the genome is translated into the amino acid sequence of proteins.
Next, they demonstrated that this naturally occurring variant results in a change to the amino acid sequence and protein structure of SHLP2.
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