PRELAB 3.6 Secondary structure Flashcards
This is proposed by
when
Linus Pauling
Robert Corey
1951
2° is held together by
carbonyl and amide group
Aside from alpha helix and beta-pleated sheet, it also has ____, ____, and _____
beta-bends
non-repetitive structures
super-secondary structures
__________ propose essential features of peptides units and polypeptide backbone
Linus pauling
In ____ he examined the nature of peptide bonds through AA using ______
1930
X-ray diffraction
Linus found out that
Amide group - rigid, planar due to resonance
Rotation bet C-N is not feasible (partial double bonds)
but can take place in C-N and C-C bonds
____ configuration is more stable that____ for R-groups at ____.
Trans more stable than Cis
at C
_______ is formed when a region of a polypeptide chain _____ around itself
Alpha helix
coils
Alpha helix forms through the bonding of ____ and ___ forming a _____ and is separated by ______amino acid residues
Carbonyl group and amide group
four
ALPHA HELIX
A. structure
- spiral, tightly pack, coiled pp backbone core
- side chain extends outwards
ALPHA HELIX
B. stabilization
- stabilized by H bonding bet carbonyl oxygen and amide hydrogen
ALPHA HELIX
C. residues per turn
3.4 (4) residues per turn
ALPHA HELIX
D. are found in
globular proteins like myoglobin and troponin-C
in alpha helix the side chain of AA appears ____
polar
Beta sheet is formed when two parts of a polypeptide chain lie ______
side by side