conformation
noun
manner of formation; structure; form, as of a physical entity.
conformational
-
a word derived from
conformation.
Example Sentences
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Using light to activate the conformational changes allows control over where and when the changes occur.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 28, 2024
However, a drug that blocks Zika's conformational changes could be effective.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 8, 2023
I realized that conformational field theory was a good model for this kind of process.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 25, 2023
Figure 6.16 According to the induced-fit model, both enzyme and substrate undergo dynamic conformational changes upon binding.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
It then binds extracellular K+, which, through another conformational change, causes the phosphate to detach from the pump.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
