You Determine the Amino Acid Sequence of a Protein and Find

question 29

Multiple Choice

You determine the amino acid sequence of a protein and find it contains a long sequence of methionine, followed by a long sequence of proline, followed by a long sequence of valine. Using these data you predict the sequence of this protein's secondary structure will be ________.

• A) beta sheets, then a region of no secondary structure, then beta sheets
• B) alpha-helices, then a region of no secondary structure, then alpha helices
• C) beta sheets, then a region of no secondary structure, then alpha-helices
• D) alpha-helices, then a region of no secondary structure, then beta sheets

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