Protein secondary structures

Protein secondary structure is the three dimensional form of local segments of proteins. The two most common secondary structural elements are alpha helices and beta sheets, though beta turns and omega loops occur as well. Secondary structure elements typically spontaneously form as an intermediate before the protein folds into its three dimensional tertiary structure. Secondary structure is formally defined by the pattern of hydrogen bonds between the amino hydrogen and carboxyl oxygen atoms in the peptide backbone. Secondary structure may alternatively be defined based on the regular pattern of backbone dihedral angles in a particular region of the Ramachandran plot regardless of whether it has the correct hydrogen bonds. The concept of secondary structure was first introduced by Kaj Ulrik Linderstrøm-Lang at Stanford in 1952. Other types of biopolymers such as nucleic acids also possess characteristic secondary structures. ----------------------------------------------------------------- What type of bonds are the “backbone“ of secondary protein structure? A) Amide bonds B) Amino acid bonds C) Peptide bonds D) Van der Waals interactions E) Hydrogen bonds Which of the following amino acids is least likely to be found in the middle of an alpha helix? A) Methionine B) Proline C) Serine D) Glutamic acid #alphaHelix #aminoAcid #polypeptide #oligopeptide #hydrogenBond #helix #proline #NikolaysGeneticsLessons #protein #peptide #disulfideBridges #covalentBounding #ionicBounding #hydrophobicInteraction #proteinStructure #aminoAcids #proteins #Polypeptides #ImidazolRing #Histidine #polypeptideChain #hydrolysesSynthesis #condensationReaction #condensationSynthesis #peptides #globularProteins #fibrousProteins #proteinFolding #Genetics