Chapter 3, Problem 14TYPSS

Summary Introduction

To review:

A concept map relating the four levels of protein structure and showing the formation of hemoglobin including the following terms: primary structure, secondary structure, tertiary structure, quaternary structure, Active site, Amino acid sequence, R-groups, α-Helices.

Introduction:

The different levels of protein structure are referred as primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary structure based on the covalent structure and folding patterns. The primary structure of the proteins is made up of the amino acid sequences which are joined together by the help of peptide bonds in a straight line. The secondary structure refers to the basic three-dimensional form of the stretches of the proteins. The tertiary structure consists of the one chain of the polypeptide which acts as the backbone of the structure along with one or many secondary types of protein structures.