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  • Question
  • Peptides in the fully extended chain conformation


  • Options
  • A. have Y = F = 180°
  • B. do not occur in nature
  • C. also have a cis geometry in their peptide bonds
  • D. are equivalent to the (3-sheet structure

  • Correct Answer
  • have Y = F = 180° 


  • Structure and Properties of Peptides problems


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    • 1. The nature of peptide bond can be best explained as

    • Options
    • A. partial double bond
    • B. truly double bond
    • C. Hydrogen bond
    • D. Van der waals force
    • Discuss
    • 2. The oxygen in hemoglobin and myoglobin is bound to

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    • A. the iron atom in the heme group
    • B. the nitrogen atoms on the heme
    • C. histidine residues in the protein
    • D. lysine residues in the protein
    • Discuss
    • 3. The peptide bond in proteins is

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    • A. only found between proline residues
    • B. usually cis unless proline is the next amino acid
    • C. usually trans unless proline is the next amino acid
    • D. is planar because of steric hinderance
    • Discuss
    • 4. Hydrogen bonds in a-helices are

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    • A. more numerous than Vander Waals interactions
    • B. not present at Phe residues
    • C. analogous to the steps in a spiral staircase
    • D. roughly parallel to the helix axis
    • Discuss
    • 5. The resonance structures that can be drawn for the peptide bond indicate that the peptide bond

    • Options
    • A. is stronger than an ordinary single bond
    • B. has partial double bond character
    • C. both (a) and (b)
    • D. is still not completely understood
    • Discuss
    • 6. Heme is the binding pocket of myoglobin and hemoglobin and is composed of

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    • A. negatively charged residues
    • B. polar residues
    • C. hydrophobic residues
    • D. positively charged residues
    • Discuss
    • 7. The different orders of protein structure are determined by all of the following bond types except

    • Options
    • A. peptide bonds
    • B. phospho-diester bonds
    • C. disulfide bridges
    • D. hydrogen bonds
    • Discuss
    • 8. An oil drop with a polar coat is a metaphor referring to the three dimensional structure of

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    • A. fibrous proteins
    • B. collagen
    • C. globular proteins
    • D. silk protein
    • Discuss
    • 9. What is the proportion of glycine residues in collagenous regions?

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    • A. One-fourth
    • B. One-third
    • C. Half
    • D. One-tenth
    • Discuss
    • 10. Secondary structure in protein refers to

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    • A. linear sequence of amino acids joined together by peptide bond
    • B. three dimensional arrangement of all amino acids in polypeptide chain
    • C. regular folding of regions of the polypeptide chain
    • D. protein made up of more than one polypeptide chain
    • Discuss


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