Ramachandran plot
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Etymology
[edit]Named after G. N. Ramachandran, one of the people who developed it in 1963.
Noun
[edit]Ramachandran plot (plural Ramachandran plots)
- (biochemistry) A diagram that visualizes the energetically allowed regions for backbone dihedral angles ψ against φ of amino acid residues in protein structure.
- Synonym: Ramachandran diagram