Beta Sheet Definition

noun

A secondary structure that occurs in many proteins and consists of two or more parallel adjacent polypeptide chains arranged in such a way that hydrogen bonds can form between the chains.

American Heritage Medicine

(biochemistry) A secondary structure in proteins consisting of multiple strands connected laterally.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Beta Sheet

Noun

Singular:

beta sheet

Plural:

beta sheets

Origin of Beta Sheet

From beta-form the form taken by a protein molecule after it has been stretched

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition