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imino

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im·i·no  (m-n)
adj.
Of or relating to imines or an imine.

[From imino-, from imine.]

imino  (m-n)
Of or relating to imines or an imine.


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Proline +side chain of proline & alpha-amino group form a ring structure +it contains an imino group +unique geometry of proline (help forming of fibrous structure of collagen) +that interrupts alpha-helix found in globular proteins.
This change from a proline, an imino amino acid with unique "kink," to a nonpolar leucine on CRIII might disrupt the mid-portion B-strand transmembrane of MOMP (30-32).
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