Chapter 19, Problem 19.39E

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The meaning of the term supracoiling is to be stated.

Concept introduction:

Proteins consist of large number of amino acids linked together by peptide linkages. The structure of protein is explained with the help of four level organizations namely, primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary.

The patterns results from the folding of proteins are referred as secondary structures. The two secondary structures resulting from hydrogen bonding between the amino acids are $\text{α}$-helix and $\text{β}$-pleated sheet.