Multiple choice

The entropically unfavourable folded conformation of proteins gets stable by the formation of -------------------------- bonds.

  1. salt

  2. cation-π interaction

  3. metallic

  4. hydrogen

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Explanation

Salt bond fall into the broader category of noncovalent interactions. A salt bond is actually a combination of two noncovalent interactions: hydrogen bonding and electrostatic interactions .This is most commonly observed to contribute stability to the entropically unfavourable folded conformation of proteins.

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