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ramachandran plot

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.18 in modern English

Syllables
ra-machan-dran -plot
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A diagram that visualizes the energetically allowed regions for backbone dihedral angles ψ against φ of amino acid residues in protein structure.

Etymology

Named after G. N. Ramachandran, one of the people who developed it in 1963.

Inflected Forms

Ramachandran plots (plural)

Synonyms

Ramachandran diagram

Questions

What does ramachandran plot mean?
A diagram that visualizes the energetically allowed regions for backbone dihedral angles ψ against φ of amino acid residues in protein structure.
Where does ramachandran plot come from?
Named after G. N. Ramachandran, one of the people who developed it in 1963.

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