In His Experiments, Anfinsen Treated a Protein with a Chemical

question 39

Multiple Choice

In his experiments, Anfinsen treated a protein with a chemical that broke disulfide bonds and then removed the chemical to see how this would affect the function of the molecule. What did he conclude from these experiments?

• A) The information for determining the three-dimensional shape of ribonuclease lies in its amino acid sequence.
• B) The disulfide bonds are essential for quaternary, but not tertiary, protein structure.
• C) Protein conformation is maintained when disulfide bonds are disrupted.
• D) Altering the three-dimensional shape of the protein is irreversible.
• E) Disulfide bonds are unnecessary for proper protein function.

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