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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Chemistry

Chapter

Organic: Biomolecules

Question:
The helical structure of protein is stabilized by:
Options:
Hydrogen bonds
Vander Waals force
Peptide bond
Ionic stabilization
Correct Answer:
Hydrogen bonds
Explanation:
The helical structure of proteins is stabilized by hydrogen bonds. In helical structure, the carbonyl oxygen atoms in C=O point in one direction, towards the amide hydrogen atoms in NH groups, 4 residues away.

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