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51.

What is an amino acid? Give one example.

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52.

Write the structural formula of a Zwitter ion.

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53.

How do amino acids form proteins?

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54.

What are the monomers constituting proteins?

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55.

In what respect would any two naturally occurring amino acids differ from one another?

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56. Describe the bonds responsible for the primary structure of proteins.

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57.

Describe the bonds responsible for the secondary structure of proteins.

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58.

Name two important secondary structural forms for a protein.

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59.
What type of bonding helps in stabilising the α-helix structure of proteins?

In the α-helix configuration, a polypeptide chain forms all possible hydrogen bonds by twisting into a right handed screw (helix) with -NH group of each amino acid residue hydrogen bonded to the

of an adjacent turn of the helix.

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60.

What type of bonding occurs in β-pleated sheet?

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59. What type of bonding helps in stabilising the α-helix structure of proteins?

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What type of bonding helps in stabilising the α-helix structure of proteins?