A hairpin structure in a polypeptide chain reversing its direction by forming a hydrogen bond between the CO group of amino-acid residue n with the NH group of residue (n+3). See also helix.
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A hairpin structure in a polypeptide chain reversing its direction by forming a hydrogen bond between the CO group of amino-acid residue n with the NH group of residue (n+3). See also helix.