Why Are Hydropathy Plots NOT Usually Used to Detect Transmembrane $\beta$

question 6

Multiple Choice

Why are hydropathy plots NOT usually used to detect transmembrane $\beta$ strands in porins?

• A) The length of a transmembrane \(\beta\) strand is typically shorter than that of an \(\beta\)helix.
• B) Amino acids in transmembrane\(\beta\) strands in porins may not be exclusively hydrophobic.
• C) Amino acid side chains project away from the polypeptide in a \(\beta\) sheet
• D) Answers A and B are both correct.
• E) All of the answers are correct.

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Definitions:

Ionic Bond

The chemical attraction between a cation and an anion.

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