The secondary structure of a protein refers to (a) fixed configuration of the polypeptide backbone
The secondary structure of a protein refers to
(a) fixed configuration of the polypeptide backbone
(b) α-helical backbone
(c) hydrophobic interactions
(d) sequence of aamino acids.
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(b) : Secondary structure of proteins is mainly of two types.
(i) α-helix: This structure is formed when the chain of α-amino acid coils as a right handed screw (called ahelix) because of the formation of hydrogen bonds between amide groups of the same peptide chain.
(ii) β-plated sheet : In this structure the chains are held together by a very large number of hydrogen bonds between C = O and NH of different chains.
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