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Elements

Hover over any element to see more information (Atomic Number, Symbol, Element Name)

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H He
s-block p-block
Li Be B C N O F Ne
Na Mg d-block Al Si P S Cl Ar
K Ca Sc Ti V Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Cu Zn Ga Ge As Se Br Kr
Rb Sr Y Zr Nb Mo Tc Ru Rh Pd Ag Cd In Sn Sb Te I Xe
Cs Ba * Lu Hf Ta W Re Os Ir Pt Au Hg Tl Pb Bi Po At Rn
Fr Ra ** Lr Rf Db Sg Bh Hs Mt Ds Rg Cn
f-block
* La Ce Pr Nd Pm Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy Ho Er Tm Yb
** Ac Th Pa U Np Pu Am Cm Bk Cf Es Fm Md No

Biological macromolecules

Primary structure

Amino acid residues
Ala Arg Asn Asp Cys Gln Glu Gly His Ile Leu Lys Met Phe Pro Ser Thr Trp Tyr Val Asx Glx Xxx
Nucleotide base residues
A G I C T U

Secondary structure

Polypeptides
α helix 310 helix π helix β strand (β) turn other DNA RNA other carbohydrate other
Nucleic acids

Tertiary structure

Polypeptides and nucleic acids
N-terminal or 5’- C-terminal or 3’-

A reverse rainbow gradient (bgyor) is used to color according to position of the corresponding groups or residues (for example, amino acids or nucleotides) along a chain.

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