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structural biology

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

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noun

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A branch of biochemistry or biophysics in which the three-dimensional structures of biomolecules, such as proteins, DNA, or RNA, are obtained using X-ray crystallography or nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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

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6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 結構生物學 /结构生物学 (jiégòu shēngwùxué) — branch
  • Dutch: structuurbiologie — branch
  • Finnish: rakennebiologia — branch
  • Georgian: სტრუქტურული ბიოლოგია (sṭrukṭuruli biologia) — branch
  • German: Strukturbiologie — branch
  • Hindi: संरचनात्मक जीवविज्ञान (sanracnātmak jīvvijñān) — branch