An $\alpha$ Helix Would Be Destabilized Most By:
A) an Electric Dipole

question 1

Multiple Choice

An $\alpha$ helix would be destabilized most by:

• A) an electric dipole spanning several peptide bonds throughout the \(\alpha\) helix.
• B) interactions between neighboring Asp and Arg residues.
• C) interactions between two adjacent hydrophobic Val residues.
• D) the presence of an Arg residue near the carboxyl terminus of the \(\alpha\) helix.
• E) the presence of two Lys residues near the amino terminus of the \(\alpha\) helix.

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