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superhelix

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superhelix [¦sü·pər′hē‚liks]
(biochemistry)
A macromolecular structure consisting of a number of alpha-helical polypeptide strands which are twisted together.
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Three of these helical strands then twist around on one another, like the strands of a rope, in a right-handed superhelix, to make up the complete molecule.
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