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\alpha-Helix is a secondary structure of proteins formed by twisting of the polypeptide chain into right-handed screw-like structures. Which type of interactions is responsible for making the \alpha-helix structure stable?

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When a polypeptide chain is twisted in a right-handed screw fashion to make a stable α-Helix chain, the interaction taking place includes the bonding of each amino acid residues’ -NH group with the -C=O in the adjacent turn of the helix.

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