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Secondary Structure

 


In a protein, certain domains may form specific structures such as a helix and bstrand, which constitute the secondary structure of the protein.

 

Figure 2-C-1.  The secondary structure of RNase A, which contains three a helices and seven b strands.

 

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Figure 2-C-2.  The a helix and b strand in RNase A.  (a) Residues 1 to 36.  (b) Residues 80 to 85PDB ID = 1RCN.