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proteins are made up of 20 types of amino acids. structually they can contain secondary structures, alpha helix/beta sheets/beta turns/unstructured, functionally they can contain domains and structual units.
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Briefly, proteins (polypeptides) look like amino acids chained together; look at the link below for a detailed description of proteins' appearance. Proteins have a couple different levels of structure including the primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary. At the primary structure, proteins are just linked amino acids through peptide bonds. Amino acids have the same general structure with a variable R-group. At the secondary structure, the chemical properties of the amino acids form hydrogen bonds with each other and give shape to the protein. The two general shapes of proteins at the secondary structure: alpha helices and beta-pleated sheets. An alpha helix looks like a spiral while a beta-pleated sheet looks like stairs. See the related links below for images. The tertiary structure is characterized by further interactions by the R-groups on the amino acids. Various bonds can distort the alpha helix or beta-pleated sheet such as ionic bonds, disulfide bridges, covalent bonds, and hydrophobic interactions. The complete protein is seen at the quaternary structure, which is the arrangements of polypeptides into a single macromolecule.
The alpha helix and beta sheets are found at the Secondary level of protein folding. It's when the protein is taking its shape. Secondary structure
No , these are present in proteins .
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The two types of tertiary protein structures: globular and fibrous proteins. Globular proteins act as enzymes that catalyze chemical reactions in organisms. Fibrous proteins like collagen play structural role.
A polypeptide chain, which is the primary structure of a protein, can fold into secondary structures such as an alpha-helix or a beta-sheet.
They take a two dimensional string of beads and make wildly variant three-dimensional shapes - from sheets, to helixes, to any type of globule imaginable. Speaking of globules, they Love to combine and increase their flexibility exponentially.
together they make a secondary protein structure
folds stabilized by hydrogen bonds between segments of the polypeptide backbone.
the H-bonds form a backbone of β-pleated sheets which gives the silk its strength.
proteins are made up of 20 types of amino acids. structually they can contain secondary structures, alpha helix/beta sheets/beta turns/unstructured, functionally they can contain domains and structual units.
The default for a workbook is to contain 3 sheets. However, you can change the default, so it could be set to 4 sheets if you wanted to.
There are no known proteins such as helix proteins. Alpha helix is a secondary structure element found in proteins that formed by amino acids which can form helix. Other secondary structures are beta sheets and random coils.
The question should be "what do alpha helices and beta sheets create?" They form the tertiary structure of proteins.