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Name the type of bonding which stabilizes a-helix structure in proteins.

Name the type of bonding which stabilizes a-helix structure in proteins.

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Aarti Gupta
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9 years ago
Helical or spiral structure of proteins arises as a consequence of hydrogen bonding between amide groups within same chain,causing the peptide chains to coil up into a spiral structure called alpha-helix.Such structure is found in fibrous stuctural protiens such as present in wool and hair.

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