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Biochemistry

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Set 6 Proteins Secondary Tertiary And Quaternary Structure

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Question 1

(Multiple Choice)

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Alpha helices are stabilized primarily by:

A) hydrogen bonds between the main chain peptide bond component atoms.
B) electrostatic interactions between R-groups.
C) hydrophobic interactions between the α-carbons of the main chain.
D) hydrogen bonding between the R-groups.
E) hydrophobic interactions between R-groups and the solvent water.

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Question 2

(Multiple Choice)

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β-Turns in a peptide chain form a tight loop with hydrogen bonding of the carbonyl oxygen with:

A) side chain amine of lysine two amino acids down the chain.
B) amide proton on the next amino acid down the chain.
C) amide proton of the glutamine side chain.
D) amide proton of the residue three positions down the chain.
E) amide proton of asparagine side chain.

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Question 3

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If the following section of a polypeptide is folded into an α-helix, to which amino acid is the carbonyl group of alanine hydrogen bonded?
Ala-ser-val-asp-glu-leu-gly

A) serine
B) aspartic acid
C) glutamic acid
D) leucine
E) valine

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