conformation

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Researchers are encouraged by this because the outward-facing form of MurJ is exposed to the surrounding environment, which could make it more accessible to future drugs than a conformation that faces inward.

From Science Daily • Feb. 28, 2026

Some fans have received conformation of their success in the ticket ballot, with fans taking to TikTok to share their joy.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

Intrinsically disordered proteins naturally change their 3-D conformation to interact with different proteins, nucleic acids or other molecules.

From Science Daily • Apr. 30, 2024

On the contrary, PCs become thin, orient themselves close to the flow axis and maintain a fixed, stretched and non-tumbling conformation under shear.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2024

At least with our level of chemical intuition, there was unlikely to be any single conformation much prettier than the rest.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson