In an ? Helix, Each Amino Acid Residue Is Rotated

question 14

Short Answer

In an ? helix, each amino acid residue is rotated by about +100° and raised by about 0.15 nm relative to the previous residue. This means that each full turn of the helix rises by … nm parallel to the helix's axis.

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