Explain the terms primary and secondary structure of proteins. What is the difference between ��-helix and �� - pleated sheet structure of proteins?

<p>This is a Long answer type Questions as classified in NCERT Exemplar</p><p>Proteins can have a single polypeptide chain or many polypeptide chains as their basic structure. A considerable number of α - amino acids are joined in a particular sequence in each polypeptide chain. The specific order in which the various α− amino acids found in a protein are linked to one another is the protein's primary structure. Any change to the main structure, i.e. the amino acid sequence, results in a different protein</p><p>Protein secondary structure: Secondary structure defines how polypeptide chains are folded or structured. As a result, the shape or conformation of the protein molecule is determined. This is explained by the planar geometry of the peptide bond and the hydrogen link between the and groups of separate peptide bonds.</p><p>An α - helix is a polypeptide chain that twists into a right-handed screw (helix), with the −NH group of each amino acid residue hydrogen bonded to the −C=O group of the next turn of the helix. The a-helix structure is also known as the 3.613 helix structure.</p><p>β- pleated sheet structure of proteins: The polypeptide chains are zigzagged side by side in this shape, with alternative R groups on the same side spaced at fixed intervals. The two nearby polypeptide chains are held together by intermolecular H-bonds. This type of interbounded chain can be used to make a sheet. These sheets are then stacked one on top of the other to create a three-dimensional structure, similar to the pages of this book.</p><p>.</p>

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