APFIVE Protein Secondary Structure and Amino Acid Properties
A researcher is studying a protein that functions in an aqueous environment but contains a region with alternating hydrophobic and hydrophilic amino acids. Which secondary structure is this region most likely to form?
A
β-pleated sheet with hydrophilic residues facing the solvent
B
Random coil with no defined orientation
C
Transmembrane domain spanning the lipid bilayer
D
α-helix with hydrophobic residues forming a central core
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