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Foldwords

An evolving ontology and student guide to AlphaFold.

34 terms, explained for students — from amino acids to confidence scores.

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Example & analogy
Local habits: the chain twists into spirals or flattens into ribbons.
Formal description
Formed by hydrogen bonds between nearby parts of the backbone. Visible as spirals and arrows in structure viewers.
Why it matters
Not yet documented for this concept.
Common misunderstanding
Not yet documented for this concept. Nicknames are memory aids, not literal definitions.
Connected concepts
- Secondary structure is related to Tertiary structure Citation ↗
- Primary structure is related to Secondary structure Citation ↗
Sources & citations
- PDB-101: Guide to understanding PDB data ↗
Check your understanding
A bead string forms little spirals and folded sheets before you consider its whole 3D shape. Which level of structure is this?
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