Beta sheet
COMMON MOTIF OF REGULAR SECONDARY STRUCTURE IN PROTEINST; STRETCH OF POLYPEPTIDE CHAIN TYPICALLY 3 TO 10 AMINO ACIDS LONG WITH BACKBONE IN AN EXTENDED CONFORMATION
Beta-sheet; Beta-pleated sheet; Β-sheet; Beta strand; Beta sheets; Β pleated sheets; Beta pleated sheet; Beta meander; Psi loop; Β sheet; Β sheets; Β-sheets; Beta ribbon; B pleated sheets; B sheet; B sheets; B-sheet; B-sheets; Β-strand; Beta Sheet; Beta Sheets; Pleated sheet; Beta-pleated sheets; Beta-Pleated Sheet; Greek key (protein structure); Β-pleated sheets; Betameander; Β strands; Β strand; Beta-strand
The beta sheet, (β-sheet) (also β-pleated sheet) is a common motif of the regular protein secondary structure. Beta sheets consist of beta strands (β-strands) connected laterally by at least two or three backbone hydrogen bonds, forming a generally twisted, pleated sheet.