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Ramachandran plot

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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Synonyms: Ramachandran diagram

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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