conformations
Molecular structural forms
Conformations are the different shapes or arrangements a molecule or structure can take.
In chemistry, conformations refer to the various spatial arrangements atoms can adopt through rotation around single bonds—the same molecule can exist in multiple conformations without breaking any bonds.
In biology, a protein's conformation is its three-dimensional shape, which determines its function: The drug works by changing the receptor's conformation.
More broadly, conformation can mean any particular shape or structure: the conformation of the landscape.
Relating to physical extent
- anglesRotation between intersecting lines
- verticesCorner points of shapes
- symmetryInvariance under transformation
- tetrahedronFour-faced polyhedron
octahedral · trigonal · planar · linear · bent · pyramidal · coordination · three-dimensional
Same formula, different structure
- stereochemistryStudy of molecular shape
- chiralityMirror-image non-superimposability
- enantiomersMirror-image molecular pairs
- configurationsParticular arrangements of parts
energetics · barriers · torsional · gauche · anti · eclipsed · staggered · chair
Body position, alignment
- stanceStanding posture or viewpoint
- poseDeliberate bodily arrangement
- positionLocation or stance
- bearingPosture or orientation
carriage · arrangement · alignment · seated · standing · kneeling · prostrate · yoga
Amino acid polymer
- denaturationStructural breakdown of proteins
- misfoldingImproper protein conformation
- chaperonesSupervising companions for youth
- prionsSelf-propagating malformed proteins
domains · motifs · flexibility · dynamics · ensemble
spatial
Relating to physical extent
- anglesRotation between intersecting lines
- verticesCorner points of shapes
- symmetryInvariance under transformation
tetrahedron · octahedral · trigonal · planar · linear · bent · pyramidal · coordination · three-dimensional · arrangement
isomers
Same formula, different structure
- stereochemistryStudy of molecular shape
- chiralityMirror-image non-superimposability
- enantiomersMirror-image molecular pairs
configurations · energetics · barriers · torsional · gauche · anti · eclipsed · staggered · chair · boat
posture
Body position, alignment
bearing · carriage · arrangement · alignment · seated · standing · kneeling · prostrate · yoga · asana
polypeptide
Amino acid polymer
- denaturationStructural breakdown of proteins
- misfoldingImproper protein conformation
- chaperonesSupervising companions for youth
prions · domains · motifs · flexibility · dynamics · ensemble
- chemistryatom, atoms, organic chemistry, molecule, chemistry
- chemical bondingcovalent bonds, ionic bonds, hydrogen bonds, double bonds, single bonds
conformationscompositions
Created artistic pieces
configurations · constitutions · molecular formulas · isomers
conformationsformlessness
Lacking definite shape
shapelessness · amorphousness · disorder · structurelessness · randomness
- chair conformationStable hexagonal carbon arrangement