Silk is composed of -sheets whose polypeptide chains consist of the repeating sequence GlySer-Gly-Ala-Gly-Ala. What characteristics of
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Silk is composed of β-sheets whose polypeptide chains consist of the repeating sequence GlySer-Gly-Ala-Gly-Ala. What characteristics of amino acid side chains appear to favor the β-sheet configuration? Do the illustrations of b-sheet structures (Figure 26-3) suggest an explanation for this preference?
Figure 26-3
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Organic Chemistry structure and function
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Authors: K. Peter C. Vollhardt, Neil E. Schore
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