Practice: Why does poly-L-Glutamate adopt an α-helical structure at low pH but a random conformation above pH 5?
Concept #1: Factors that Disrupt Alpha Helix Structure
Practice: Why does poly-L-Glutamate adopt an α-helical structure at low pH but a random conformation above pH 5?
Concept #2: Gly and Pro Disrupt Alpha Helices
Practice: An α-helix would be destabilized most by:
Practice: At pH 6.8, which of the following peptides is least likely to form an α-helix?
Peptide # 1: RSEDNFGAPKSILWE Peptide # 2: DQKASVEMAVRNSGK
Practice: Why does proline often “break” an alpha helix?
