Protein Folding Is a Thermodynamically Favorable Process Under Physiological Conditions

question 4

Multiple Choice

Protein folding is a thermodynamically favorable process under physiological conditions because:

• A) there is an increase in entropy associated with protein folding.
• B) there is a decrease in entropy of the solvent by burying hydrophobic groups within the molecule.
• C) of the large negative enthalpy change associated with many noncovalent interactions.
• D) no intermediate stage disulphide bonds form during the folding process.
• E) all of the above.

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