Biological Science (6th Edition)

Published by Benjamin Cummings
ISBN 10: 0321976495
ISBN 13: 978-0-32197-649-9

Chapter 3 - Protein Structure and Function - Review - Page 92: 9

Answer

Protein has a rigid side chain in which the nitrogen of the amino group is bonded to the side chain ring, thus restricting the movement of the side chain and the adjacent amino acid.

Work Step by Step

The structure of protein causes the amino group of proline residue to lose a hydrogen atom that would participate in hydrogen bonding with another residue, thereby introducing a link that destabilizes the alpha helix.
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