Term Name: polypeptide_secondary_structure
Synonyms: 2nary structure, polypeptide secondary structure, secondary structure, secondary structure region, secondary_structure
Definition: A region of peptide with secondary structure has hydrogen bonding along the peptide chain that causes a defined conformation of the chain.
Ontology: Sequence Ontology [SO:0001078]

Relationships
is a type of: polypeptide_structural_region
has subtype: alpha_beta_motif asx_motif beta_bulge beta_bulge_loop beta_strand catmat_left_handed_four catmat_left_handed_three catmat_right_handed_four catmat_right_handed_three peptide_coil peptide_helix polypeptide_nest_motif polypeptide_turn_motif schellmann_loop serine_threonine_motif serine_threonine_staple_motif