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Proteins are found to have two different types of secondary structures viz. \alpha-helix and \beta-pleated sheet structure. \alpha-helix structure of the protein is stabilised by:

(i) Peptide bonds

(ii) van der Waals forces

(iii) Hydrogen bonds

(iv) Dipole-dipole interactions

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The answer is the option (iii). As these proteins are twisted in the right-hand screw fashion so each -NH group is attached to an amino acid through option (iii) Hydrogen bonds

 

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