Using the Ramachandran Plot Below, Identify the Secondary Structure Adopted $\alpha$

question 15

Multiple Choice

Using the Ramachandran plot below, identify the secondary structure adopted by an amino acid with phi and psi angles of -90 and 60 degrees, respectively.

• A) right-handed \(\alpha\) helix
• B) left-handed \(\alpha\) helix
• C) \(\beta\) sheet
• D) twisted \(\beta\)sheets
• E) Amino acids will not adopt this conformation.

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