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  • Question
  • 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

  • Correct Answer
  • regular folding of regions of the polypeptide chain 


  • Structure and Properties of Peptides problems


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    • 1. 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
    • 2. 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
    • 3. The different orders of protein structure are determined by all of the following bond types except

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    • A. peptide bonds
    • B. phospho-diester bonds
    • C. disulfide bridges
    • D. hydrogen bonds
    • Discuss
    • 4. 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
    • 5. Peptides in the fully extended chain conformation

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    • 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
    • Discuss
    • 6. What is the effect of a decrease in pH on hemoglobin oxygen affinity?

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    • A. Decrease in oxygen affinity
    • B. Increase in oxygen affinity
    • C. No effect on oxygen affinity
    • D. Increase affinity in muscle cell otherwise decrease
    • Discuss
    • 7. Disulfide bonds most often stabilize the native structure of

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    • A. extracellular proteins
    • B. dimeric proteins
    • C. hydrophobic proteins
    • D. intracellular proteins
    • Discuss
    • 8. The molecular formula for glycine is C2H5O2N. What would be the molecular formula for a linear oligomer made by linking ten glycine molecules together by condensation synthesis?

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    • A. C20H50O20N10
    • B. C20H32O11N10
    • C. C20H40O10N10
    • D. C20H68O29N10
    • Discuss
    • 9. The Ramachandran Plot illustrates the fact that

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    • A. the peptide bond is planar
    • B. the F & Y angles can assume any value in a peptide
    • C. the F & Y angles can assume only a single value in a protein
    • D. the F & Y angles can assume approximately three different values
    • Discuss
    • 10. The peptide, Val-Lys-Glu-Met-Ser-Trp-Arg-Ala, was digested with cyanogen bromide (CNBr) to produce:

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    • A. Val-Lys + Glu-Met-Ser + Trp-Arg-Ala
    • B. Val-Lys-Glu-Met-Ser-Trp + Arg-Ala
    • C. Val-Lys-Glu-Met + Ser-Trp-Arg-Ala
    • D. Val-Lys-Glu + Met-Ser-Trp-Arg-Ala
    • Discuss


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