antiparallel

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antiparallel

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not comparable Describing the orientations of the two strands of DNA. Upon interaction with ss- nucleic acid (NA) targets (deoxyribooligonucleotides (ODNs) or ribooligonucleotides), they form very stable anti-parallel and parallel duplexes [3 ], and the melting temperatures of the antiparallel duplexes are 10 to 15°C higher than those of the parallel duplexes.
not comparable Describing two beta strands comprising a protein's secondary structure that are aligned and hydrogen bonded but where the vectors describing the amino- and carboxy-terminal ends of each strand are oriented 180° relative to one another.

noun antiparallels

A line that forms equal angles with two other lines, but in opposite directions.

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adj parallel of opposite direction

Español	antiparalelo
Português	antiparalelo
Français	antiparallèle
Deutsch	antiparallel
Italiano	antiparallelo

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@misc{antiparallel_2026,
  title = {antiparallel},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/antiparallel},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}