An Alpha-Helix Conformation Is Favored in the Transmembrane Domain of a Membrane

question 75

Multiple Choice

An alpha-helix conformation is favored in the transmembrane domain of a membrane protein because:

• A) Intramolecular H-bonding can occur, stabilizing the alpha?helix.
• B) Within the core of the lipid bilayer, there are no other molecules which can form H-bonds and thus compete with the intramolecular H-bonds of the transmembrane peptide domain.
• C) Both
• D) Neither

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