A specific three-dimensional arrangement or shape that a molecule can adopt.
From conform + -ate suffix (Latin -atum). Primarily used in chemistry and biochemistry since the mid-20th century to describe molecular structures.
A protein can spin and twist into different conformates—like a rope that can coil into a spiral, loop, or flat line—and each shape lets it do different jobs in your body.
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