{{tag>[beta]}} ====== Beta Barrel ======= In some instances large anti-parallel (or parallel) sheets can roll up completely to join edges and form a cylinder or closed 'barrel', in which the first strand is hydrogen bonded to the last. The strands form the 'staves' of the barrel.The example shown is porin (pdb code 2por)). {{cath:feature>2por000}} ===== References ===== {{pubmed>long:8126726}} {{pubmed>long: 8126727}}