tertiary structure

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.T06282
The spatial organization (including @[email protected]) of an entire protein molecule or other macromolecule consisting of a single chain.
See also:
primary structure
,
secondary structure
,
quaternary structure
Sources:
PAC, 1996, 68, 2193. (Basic terminology of stereochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)) on page 2220 [Terms] [Paper]
White Book, 2nd ed., p. 80 [Terms] [Book]
Cite as: IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997). Online version (2019-) created by S. J. Chalk. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.
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