English

Noun

primary structure ‎(plural primary structures)

1. (biochemistry) the linear sequence of amino acids covalently linked by peptide bonds to form a single polypeptide chain

Coordinate terms

• secondary structure
• tertiary structure
• quaternary structure

References

• Berg, Jeremy M.; Tymoczko, John L.; Stryer, Lubert (2002), “Protein Structure and Function (section: Summary)”, in Biochemistry, 5th edition, W. H. Freedman and Company, ISBN 978-0-7167-3051-4.