A compound that is attracted to a magnetic field. A compound that contains one or more unpaired electrons. See diamagnetic . The fraction of the total pressure of a mixture of gases that is due to one component of the mixture.
Peptides are usually too small to have extensive secondary or tertiary structures.
The bond between amino acids in a peptide or protein. A horizontal row in the periodic table, such as the second period which contains the elements Li, Be, B, C, N, O, F, and Ne. A matrix in which the elements are arranged across rows in order of increasing atomic number so that elements with similar chemical properties fall in the same vertical column. Literally, a compound that is rich in oxygen. Used to describe compounds that formally contain the O 2 2- ion.