Which of the following are true statements about proteins?

Question

a) The shape and function of a protein is determined only by the different types of amino acids that make up the chain.
The order they appear in is not a factor

b) The sequence of amino acids that make up a protein are known as the primary structure of the protein

c) Although proteins are long and complex, they have a regular structure that results from hydrogen bondng

d) The tertiary structure of a single protein molecule is created by hydrogen bonds between an amine group and a lone pair of electrons on an oxygen molecule

e) One type of secondary structure found in proteins is α-helix

f) The structrure of a protein that results from only hydrogen bonding between the side chains of the different amino acids is called the tertiary structure


I have tried everything and nothing seems to be working : (

Answer 1

It's been awhile since my last biochem class, but I'm pretty sure b, c and e are true

a is false

d is true, but H-bonding is not the only type of bonding that creates this - disulfide bonds also help...this makes f false.

Answer 2

You could try asking your teacher; that always works for me!

BTW, you forgot that "PROteins"
are the opposite of "CONteins"
(sorry . . . couldn't resist the pun!). ;)

Answer 3

Should be B, C, E

Answer 4

e