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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Chemistry

Chapter

Organic: Biomolecules

Question:

Case: Read the passage and answer the following questions

Protein structure is the three-dimensional arrangement of atoms in an amino acid-chain molecule. Proteins are polymers – specifically polypeptides – formed from sequences of amino acids, the monomers of the polymer. A single amino acid monomer may also be called a residue indicating a repeating unit of a polymer. A monopeptide has one amino acid. A dipeptide has two amino acids. A tripeptide has three amino acids. A tetrapeptide has four amino acids. The complete structure of a protein can be described at four different levels of complexity: primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary structure.

Which is the most common secondary structural elements of proteins?
Options:
Alpha helics
Beta sheets
Gamma sheets
Alpha helices and beta sheets
Correct Answer:
Alpha helices and beta sheets
Explanation:
Protein secondary structure is the three dimensional form of local segments of proteins. The two most common secondary structural elements are alpha helices and beta sheets, though beta turns and omega loops occur as well.