Right-handed helix

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-010353",
  "term": "Right-handed helix",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A helical polymer chain conformation in which the chain progresses away from the observer in a clockwise direction when viewed along the helix axis. This handedness is determined by the spatial arrangement of the repeating units. Many biological macromolecules, such as B-DNA, adopt a right-handed helical structure.",
  "subject": "Polymer",
  "see_also": [
    "left-handed helix"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2011, 83, 1831. 'Definitions of terms relating to crystalline polymers (IUPAC Recommendations 2011)' on page 1842 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-10-11-13)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/right-handed-helix/"
}