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Proteins are found to have two different types of secondary structures viz. α-helix and β-pleated sheet structure. α-helix structure of protein is stabilised by :

Options:

Answer:
C
Solution:

The α-helix is held by intramolecular hydrogen bonds between the —NH group of one residue and the >C==O of another residue four positions ahead. NCERT hint confirms: hydrogen bonds between —NH and >C==O groups.

Stream:JEESubject:ChemistryTopic:BiomoleculesSubtopic:AMINO ACID
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