If the Following Section of a Polypeptide Is Folded into an α-Helix

question 49

Multiple Choice

If the following section of a polypeptide is folded into an α-helix, to which amino acid is the carbonyl group of alanine hydrogen bonded?
Ala-ser-val-asp-glu-leu-gly

• A) serine
• B) aspartic acid
• C) glutamic acid
• D) leucine
• E) valine

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Standard Deviation

A mathematical indicator assessing the extent of spread within a collection of data points.

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Standard Deviation

A statistical metric that evaluates the spread of data points in a dataset around the mean.