polyproline

polyproline

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús
Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor.
English poly-
Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥
Proto-Hellenic *pāwər
Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr)
Proto-Indo-European *-rós
Proto-Hellenic *-rós
Ancient Greek -ρός (-rós)
Ancient Greek πῠρρός (pŭrrhós)der.
German Pyrrolbor.
English pyrrole
English -olidine
English pyrrolidine
English proline
English polyproline

    From poly- + proline.

    Noun

    polyproline (countable and uncountable, plural polyprolines)

    1. (biochemistry) A sequence of several proline residues in a polypeptide or protein; tends to generate an anomalous left-handed helix conformation

    Derived terms

    • polyproline helix
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