How to Use side chain in a Sentence

side chain

noun

• Each amino acid also has what is called a side chain hanging off it.
  — ArsTechnica, 30 Sep. 2026
• The side chains determine how the backbone folds up in three-dimensional space.
  — ArsTechnica, 30 Sep. 2026
• These have a central molecular backbone with side chains sticking out along its length, much like the bristles on a bottle-cleaning brush, but on a molecular scale.
  — New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2026
• Next, ProteinMPNN works its way down the backbone, placing side chains one amino acid at a time.
  — ArsTechnica, 30 Sep. 2026
• These can range in complexity from a single hydrogen atom to large ring structures; the side chains can be basic hydrocarbons, acids, bases, and more.
  — ArsTechnica, 30 Sep. 2026
• In a soluble protein, all of the pure hydrocarbon side chains end up packed into the center, while the acids, bases, and hydroxyl-containing side chains face the water.
  — ArsTechnica, 30 Sep. 2026