conserved residue

collocation in English

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conserve
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈkɒn.sɜːv/us
/ˈkɑːn.sɝːv/
a type of jam in which the fruit is whole or in ...
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residue
noun[C usually singular]
uk
/ˈrez.ɪ.dʒuː/us
/ˈrez.ə.duː/
formal
the part that is left after the main part has gone or been taken away, or a substance that remains after a chemical process such ...
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(Definition ofconserveandresiduefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The conserved residues are dominated by glycines and internal hydrophobic amino acids and appear to be identical for structural reasons.
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The nucleotide binds along the antiparallel sheet, its major contact site being formed by two strands with conserved residues.
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By mapping the conserved residues onto the structure, a pattern is observed that defines a surface patch predicted to correspond to the active site.
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Conserved residues and the mechanism of protein folding.
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The conserved residues are those involved in zinc binding or the hydrophobic core of the protein.
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The only conserved residues in these structures are those involved in the recognition of the carboxy terminal.
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Usually, three conserved residues on the -sheet are very important for this recognition process.
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Its conservation pattern revealed several conserved residues, most of which have hydrophobic side-chains and are likely to stabilise the fold through helix-helix packing.
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However, an alignment of the sequences (see figure) indicate a number of conserved residues throughout the family, particularly in the catalytic region of the enzymes.
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The location of the active site is not known, but sequence alignments revealed two clusters of conserved residues located in a deep pocket within the dimmer interface.
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Substitutions for the conserved residues abolish repression.
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