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A portion of a polypeptide chain contains the following sequence of amino acid residues:-L...

A portion of a polypeptide chain contains the following sequence of amino acid residues:

-Leu-Val-Cys-Asp-

a. Which amino acid(s) can form a disulfide bond?


b. Which amino acid(s) are likely to be found on the inside of the protein structure? Why?


c. Which amino acid(s) would be found on the outside of the protein? Why?


d. How does the primary structure of a protein affect its tertiary structure?

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