一いち次じ構こう造ぞう

noun

primary structure

Technical term in biochemistry and molecular biology, referring to the linear sequence of amino acids in a protein or nucleotides in a nucleic acid.

• タンパク質しつの一いち次じ構こう造ぞうはアミノ酸さん配はい列れつによって決きまる。

  The primary structure of a protein is determined by its amino acid sequence.

• DNAの一いち次じ構こう造ぞうを解かい析せきする技ぎ術じゅつが進しん歩ぽしている。

  Techniques for analyzing the primary structure of DNA are advancing.