: the structural arrangement of many proteins in which two or more short regions of the polypeptide chain align adjacently and are stabilized by hydrogen bonds into sheets with a pleated or accordionlike appearance
called also beta-pleated sheet
compare alpha-helix
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“Beta-sheet.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/beta-sheet. Accessed 5 Dec. 2023.
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