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14.13     What are the common types of secondary structure of proteins?

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Secondary structures of proteins are found to exist in two types of structure:-

(i)  \alpha - Helix structure:-  α-Helix is a way in which a polypeptide chain forms all possible hydrogen bonds by twisting into a right-handed screw or helix with the –NH group of each amino acid and residue hydrogen bonded to the ofC= O an adjacent turn of the helix.

(ii)  \beta -pleated sheet:-  In this structure, all peptide chains are stretched out to maximum extension and then laid side by side which is held together by strong intermolecular hydrogen bonds.

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