CHEMICAL BONDS IN PROTEIN
STRUCTURES
· - Primary bond: -
Ø Covalent
peptide bond.
· - Secondary bonds: -
Ø Disulphide bond: - formed by oxidation of thiol (-SH) group. Found in
insulin.
Ø Hydrogen
bond: - found in secondary structure of proteins.
Ø Non-polar bond
Ø Electrostatic/
ionic bond
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