The phrase "a characteristic structural feature of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing a specific attribute or element that is typical or defining of a particular structure or system.
Example: "The presence of arches is a characteristic structural feature of Gothic architecture."
Alternatives: "a defining structural element of" or "a typical structural characteristic of".
The characteristic structural feature of lantibiotics is lanthionine or 3-methyllanthione.
One characteristic structural feature of LP is the surface monolayer of phospholipids which protects the highly hydrophobic core of the droplet from the cellular environment [5].
Class 2 DNA elements, which are the focus of the DG course, have the characteristic structural feature of terminal inverted repeats (TIRs) that may flank genes necessary for transposition.
Based on a homology-modeled structure of PLTP and characteristic structural features of reported cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) inhibitors, we designed and synthesized a novel series of 2,4,5-trisubstituted selenazole compounds.
The crystal structures of aequorin and clytin showed that a fourth putative EF-hand domain (II) has the characteristic structural features of an EF-hand motif but not the canonical sequence normally seen within the calcium-binding loop [ 25].
We next investigated the functional importance of characteristic structural features of Yae1 and Lto1.
The proteins encoded by these genes do not contain the characteristic structural features of vertebrate AANATs.
The structural domain organization of the different MdEXPs was compared with the characteristic structural features of plant expansins (Table 1, Figure 5, Figure 7).
Celecoxib at concentrations of 40 and 60 μmol/l caused loss of integrity of nuclear envelope and induced formation of peripheral, sharply delineated masses of condensed chromatin or apoptotic bodies, which are characteristic structural features of apoptosis (Fig. 2b e).
Considering the fact that characteristic structural features of moss sporophytes can be correlated with specialized habitats [ 70], the most likely secondary reduction of the Physcomitrella sporophyte to a cleistocarpous capsule with reduced seta and increased spore size may be interpreted as an adaptation to an ephemeral life style.
