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Protein Structure

Describe the four hierarchical levels of a protein's structure that determine its conformation.

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The primary structure of a protein is its amino acid sequence. Amino acids are connected by peptide bonds into unbranched, linear polypeptide chains.

The secondary structure is the organized structure of local parts of ...

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