tertiary structure 

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The spatial organization (including @C01258@) of an entire protein molecule or other macromolecule consisting of a single chain.
See also: primary structure, secondary structure, quaternary structure
Sources:
PAC, 1996, 68, 2193. (Basic terminology of stereochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)) on page 2220 [Terms] [Paper]
White Book, 2nd ed., p. 80 [Terms] [Book]
Citation: 'tertiary structure' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.T06282 RIS BibTex EndNote
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