11. Below is a folding energy funnel describing folding energy landscape of a protein. The width of the funnel indicates the entropy of the protein, and the height corresponds to the free energy. A) If A is the native fold structure, which state is a molten globule? How does this state differ from A in term of structures. B) Does this protein have multiple folding pathways or just one? C) which state has the lowest free energy? D) According to the width of the funnel, the native state B of the protein has the lowest entropy. If the protein fold A spontaneously to this state, does it violate the 2nd law of thermodynamics? Why or why not? (Hint: in the folding funnel, only the entropy of the protein alone is considered). E) Does the native state also have the lowest enthalpy. What makes the enthalpy decrease as the protein folds? 12. List four methods by which a protein can be denatured and briefly describe how these methods act to disrupt protein structure.

11. Below is a folding energy funnel describing folding energy landscape of a protein. The width of the funnel indicates the entropy of the protein, and the height corresponds to the free energy. A) If A is the native fold structure, which state is a molten globule? How does this state differ from A in term of structures. B) Does this protein have multiple folding pathways or just one? C) which state has the lowest free energy? D) According to the width of the funnel, the native state B of the protein has the lowest entropy. If the protein fold A spontaneously to this state, does it violate the 2nd law of thermodynamics? Why or why not? (Hint: in the folding funnel, only the entropy of the protein alone is considered). E) Does the native state also have the lowest enthalpy. What makes the enthalpy decrease as the protein folds? 12. List four methods by which a protein can be denatured and briefly describe how these methods act to disrupt protein structure.

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Chapter3: The Chemistry Of Life: Organic Compounds

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