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An example of a double helix in molecular biology is the nucleic acid double helix. An example of a conic helix is the Corkscrew roller coaster at Cedar Point amusement park. Some curves found in nature consist of multiple helices of different handedness joined together by transitions known as tendril perversions.
Three-dimensional structure [1] of an alpha helix in the protein crambin. An alpha helix (or α-helix) is a sequence of amino acids in a protein that are twisted into a coil (a helix). The alpha helix is the most common structural arrangement in the secondary structure of proteins. It is also the most extreme type of local structure, and it is ...
For example, in a polyhedron (3-dimensional polytope), a face is a facet, an edge is a ridge, and a vertex is a peak. Vertex figure: not itself an element of a polytope, but a diagram showing how the elements meet.
In mathematics, a conical spiral, also known as a conical helix, [1] is a space curve on a right circular cone, whose floor projection is a plane spiral. If the floor projection is a logarithmic spiral , it is called conchospiral (from conch ).
This is a list of two-dimensional geometric shapes in Euclidean and other geometries. For mathematical objects in more dimensions, see list of mathematical shapes. For a broader scope, see list of shapes.
These methods were based on the helix- or sheet-forming propensities of individual amino acids, sometimes coupled with rules for estimating the free energy of forming secondary structure elements. The first widely used techniques to predict protein secondary structure from the amino acid sequence were the Chou–Fasman method [ 17 ] [ 18 ] [ 19 ...
Hyperbolic spiral as central projection of a helix. An Archimedean spiral is, for example, generated while coiling a carpet. [5] A hyperbolic spiral appears as image of a helix with a special central projection (see diagram).
Helix. Hemihelix, a quasi-helical shape characterized by multiple tendril perversions; Tendril perversion (a transition between back-to-back helices) Seiffert's spiral