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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)).

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References

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