What is meant by secondary structure of a pro-

tein?

1 Answer

Answer :

Secondary structure denotes the configurational

relationship between residues which are about 3-

4 amino acids apart. In other words, secondary

level defines the organisation at immediate vicin-

ity of amino acids.

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