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What is a conformation?

What is a conformation? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. The act of conforming; the act of producing conformity.
  2. The state of being conformed; agreement; hence; structure, as depending on the arrangement of parts; form; arrangement.
  3. (chemistry) The spatial arrangement of a group of atoms in a molecule as a result of rotation about a covalent bond which remains unbroken.
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Generally, with the elongation of the sidechain, the conformation change is significant and accompanied interaction variation is remarkable.
How proteins fold into their ideal conformation is a question that has tantalized scientists for decades.
It is commonly known that a biopolymer like RNA must fold into a precise three-dimensional conformation for it to properly function.
Because the pore in most parts can sterically accommodate an ion with its hydration shell, the conformation was deemed open.
The effect of conformation on the optical rotation was confirmed by a study of the temperature dependence of the rotation.
They were not like Da Vinci, who would anatomize corpses to learn about the conformation of the human body.

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