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"tertiary structure" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is used to refer to the three-dimensional structure of proteins, particularly after folding, and is typically used in scientific writing. For example: "The protein's tertiary structure is determined by the interactions between its secondary structure motifs."
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tertiary structure
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The manner in which the helices or sheets of a protein are folded to give a three-dimensional structure
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The secondary and tertiary structure of this sequence exhibited structural similarity to TIR domain family.
The tertiary structure of EcCutA1 clearly resembles that of PhCutA1.
The next level of complexity is called tertiary structure.
Labischinski, H., Barnickel, G., Bradaczek, H. & Giesbrecht, P. On the secondary and tertiary structure of murein.
Dmitriev, B. A. et al. Tertiary structure of bacterial murein: the scaffold model.
Schneider, M., Belsom, A. & Rappsilber, J. Protein tertiary structure by crosslinking/mass spectrometry.
The tertiary structure and features of the vaccine were analyzed.
The tertiary structure of the enzyme was predicted.
Tertiary structure describes the overall three-dimensional structure of a single folded amino acid chain.
The tertiary structure of this section describes the relationship in space between each alpha helix.
Sometimes, tertiary structure is the highest level of complexity seen in a protein.
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