s-s bridge or disulfide bond
Insulin has a tertiary structure which is folded into a spherical shape. An insulin molecule comprises two chains of amino acids held together by disulfide bonds. This is the active state of the hormone.
Look here for human insulinhttp://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P01308#section_featuresThe prepeptide is composed of 110 amino acids, from which are processed 2 chains, one composed of 30 amino acids and the other from 21. These are connected by disulfide bridges.
The atoms of a molecule stay together with chemical bonds.
covalent bonds
they can be held together by ionic, covalent, or metallic bonds
Insulin has a tertiary structure which is folded into a spherical shape. An insulin molecule comprises two chains of amino acids held together by disulfide bonds. This is the active state of the hormone.
Look here for human insulinhttp://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P01308#section_featuresThe prepeptide is composed of 110 amino acids, from which are processed 2 chains, one composed of 30 amino acids and the other from 21. These are connected by disulfide bridges.
The atoms of a molecule stay together with chemical bonds.
hydrogen bonds, disulphide bonds
Bonds hold atoms together. There are hydrogen bonds, ionic bonds, and covalent bonds.
covalent bonds
they can be held together by ionic, covalent, or metallic bonds
covalent bonds
bonds
True
molecule
When atoms are bonded together with covalent bonds, the result is a molecule.