The protein keratin is composed of two helical strands that wrap around each other in what is called a coiled coil. The two stra

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The protein keratin is composed of two helical strands that wrap around each other in what is called a coiled coil. The two stra

nds remain in contact with each other over the entire length of the protein via hydrophobic interactions. What amino acid might you predict occupies multiple sites along the entire length of the keratin sequence?

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kenny6666 [7] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-27T04:17:10+03:00

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Answer: Alanine, leucine, arginine, cysteine are the polypeptides that are mostly present in the alpha-helix structure of keratin.

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