Protein Structure
Biology/Chemistry of Protein Structure Primary Secondary Tertiary Quaternary Assembly Folding Packing Interaction S T R U C T U R E P R O C E S S
Primary Structure - Sequence
FOLDING
Basic Secondary structure α-helix β-sheet Secondary structures, α-helix and β-sheet, have regular hydrogen-bonding patterns.
1’ > 2’ > 3’ > 4’ > … Tertiary structure Quaternary structure
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