"backbone structure" is a perfectly correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it when referring to the underlying foundations of something, such as a plan, an argument, or a structure. For example, "We needed to make sure that the document had a strong backbone structure to ensure that it was clear and understandable."
These "direct" amino acids largely maintain the carbon backbone structure of pyruvate.
To degrade NETs, we treated mice with DNase I, which effectively catalyses hydrolysis of the NETs backbone structure.
Any code that Professor Land provided was heavily modified and was only used as a backbone structure for our programs.
The Discovery's main cargo is a 45-foot-long, 31,000-pound truss segment, the last piece for the space station's backbone structure.
The copolymer materials possess tunable sorption and mucoadhesive properties with a backbone structure resembling proteinaceous materials.
The actual backbone structure of the newly designed protein agrees excellently with the corresponding target.
Frei, M., Aradhya, S. V., Koentopp, M., Hybertsen, M. S. & Venkataraman, L. Mechanics and chemistry: single molecule bond rupture forces correlate with molecular backbone structure.
Associating is like the backbone structure of DNA's double helix; four patterns of action (questioning, observing, experimenting, and networking) wind around this backbone, helping to cultivate new insights.
Bouvignies, G., Meier, S., Grzesiek, S. & Blackledge, M. Ultrahigh-resolution backbone structure of perdeuterated protein GB1 using residual dipolar couplings from two alignment media.
The molecular weight change of the polymers also depended on the backbone structure.
The results show a trend of internal stress within the molecule caused by varying backbone structure.
