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Which type of interactions are responsible for making the α helix structure stable?
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Options:
  • A Peptide bonds between -NH2 group and -CO groups of adjacent carbon chains
  • B Hydrogen bonds between -NH of amino acid in one turn with -CO of amino acid to adjacent turn
  • C -OH group of one amino acid with -CO group of other amino acid on the turn
  • D Hydrogen bonds between adjacent amino acids
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The correct answer is: Hydrogen bonds between -NH of amino acid in one turn with -CO of amino acid to adjacent turn
In α -helix, a polypeptide chain is stabilised by the formation of hydrogen bonds between -NH- group of amino acids in one turn with C=O group of amino acids belonging to adjacent turn..

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