2006-08-31 03:10:03 · 3 answers · asked by Andrew A 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
What do you mean otherwise?
Apart from the hydrophobic effect that shiara blade is mentioning there are also intramolecular interactions of the side chains of the amino acids with each other (H-bonds, ionic bonds, possible S-S covalent bonds) and with the backbone (H-bonds) which lead to secondary and tertiary structures.
2006-08-31 04:20:39 · answer #1 · answered by bellerophon 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Entropy. An extended amino acid polymer has little entropy, while a random amino acid chain coiled like a spaghetti string has more entropy.
2006-08-31 05:38:41 · answer #2 · answered by sandiego_roleplay 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because a good chunk of them are hydrophobic so the linear polymer curves so that the hydrophobic links are protected.
2006-08-31 04:11:53 · answer #3 · answered by shiara_blade 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋