Multiple choice

The patterns of hydrogen bonds between backbone amide and carboxyl groups are observed in

  1. Primary structures of proteins

  2. Secondary structures of proteins

  3. Tertiary structure of protein

  4. Quaternary structure of protein

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Explanation

In proteins, the secondary structure is defined by the patterns of hydrogen bonds between backbone amide and carboxyl groups. The hydrogen bonding patterns may be significantly distorted, which makes an automatic determination of secondary structure difficult.

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