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A few remarks must be made regarding the terminology. First, the term “non-helical” is used for convenience only; in several cases, a very low helix content has been found by X-ray diffraction beside the β structures and nonperiodic arrangements. Second, the use of the term “globular” does not mean that the macromolecules are ideal spheres. In reality, their shapes differ from spherical, e.g. the lysozyme molecules are kidney-shaped. Highly asymmetric shapes can be detected by various methods, such as viscosity, birefringence of flow, light scattering etc. [Tanford, 1961; Jirgensons 1962 (3)].
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Jirgensons, B. (1973). Cotton Effects and Conformation of Nonhelical Proteins. In: Optical Activity of Proteins and Other Macromolecules. Molecular Biology Biochemistry and Biophysics, vol 5. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-87713-1_8
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