Preferred Label : helix sense;
IUPAC definition : The right-handed sense of a helix traces out a clockwise rotation moving away from
the observer; the left-handed sense of a helix traces out a counterclockwise rotation
moving away from the observer, e.g. the ...TG TG TG … helix of isotactic poly(propylene)
is left-handed.;
Origin ID : H02771;
See also
The right-handed sense of a helix traces out a clockwise rotation moving away from
the observer; the left-handed sense of a helix traces out a counterclockwise rotation
moving away from the observer, e.g. the ...TG TG TG … helix of isotactic poly(propylene)
is left-handed.