RE: Disulfides in Proteins

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Disulfides in Proteins

in science •  7 years ago  (edited)

In very short the amino acid doesn't just going and connect to a line of amino acid, but there is a DNA molecule that becomes RNA and mRNA to make the protein.
There are 4 different structures to protein:

  1. Is the line of amino acids that connected to each other.

  2. In the structures, between specific amino acids form hydrogen connection. Those structures called Alpha Helix \Beta Sheet.

  3. This one is a 3D structure that gives the protein the ability to do its job in the cell. this structure contain the disulfids bonds, ions bonds, Hydrogen bonds.

  4. This is the last structure, in some cases the final protein can be build from a few protein in the 3D structure that connected to each other. one example is the Hemoglobin that build from 4 sub protein in the 3D form.

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Yes. But I really didn't want to explain transcription, translation and protein structures too.

I understand, but still think that some background info even very basic can help here. I gave my mom read the post and she asked me about who decided what amino acid will be connected first and second and so on...

It's always a thin line between over- and underexplaining I'm afraid. But that's why I read and answer comments: If someone like your mom wonders about how something works, they can just ask and I'll provide an answer.