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Proteins: primary and secondary structure
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::*'''Primary structure'''.- In this <scene name='60/603296/Primaria/2'>initial view</scene> we can see a short frgament of a polypeptide chain in order to analize some features of its ''primary structure''. Atoms foming the chain ''backbone'' are disposed in zig-zag, as required by geometry of its bonding orbitals. Side chains of amino acid residues (or R groups) protrude outwards either side of the backbone. | ::*'''Primary structure'''.- In this <scene name='60/603296/Primaria/2'>initial view</scene> we can see a short frgament of a polypeptide chain in order to analize some features of its ''primary structure''. Atoms foming the chain ''backbone'' are disposed in zig-zag, as required by geometry of its bonding orbitals. Side chains of amino acid residues (or R groups) protrude outwards either side of the backbone. | ||
| - | ::*Let's go now to a <scene name='60/603296/Primaria3/1'>peptide bond</scene> between two amino acid residues. | + | ::*Let's go now to a <scene name='60/603296/Primaria3/1'>peptide bond</scene> between two amino acid residues. Because phenomenon of resonance, peptide bond shows some features of a double bond, wich prevents free rotation of atoms on either bond side. Ello hace que los seis átomos enmarcados en el <scene name='60/603296/Primaria3/7'>rectángulo</scene> señalado en el modelo adjunto se encuentren siempre en el mismo plano rígido, como podemos comprobar al <scene name='60/603296/Primaria3/6'>activar el giro</scene> de la estructura. |
El esqueleto de la cadena polipeptídica es una sucesión monótona en la que se repite la siguiente secuencia: <scene name='60/603296/Primaria3/8'>carbono alfa</scene>, <scene name='60/603296/Primaria3/9'>carbono del grupo carboxilo</scene>, | El esqueleto de la cadena polipeptídica es una sucesión monótona en la que se repite la siguiente secuencia: <scene name='60/603296/Primaria3/8'>carbono alfa</scene>, <scene name='60/603296/Primaria3/9'>carbono del grupo carboxilo</scene>, | ||
<scene name='60/603296/Primaria3/11'>nitrógeno del grupo amino</scene>. Si tenemos en cuenta la falta de libertad de giro asociada al enlace peptídico, podemos concebir la cadena polipeptídica como una <scene name='60/603296/Primaria3/12'>sucesión de planos rígidos</scene> que sí pueden rotar unos con respecto a otros. | <scene name='60/603296/Primaria3/11'>nitrógeno del grupo amino</scene>. Si tenemos en cuenta la falta de libertad de giro asociada al enlace peptídico, podemos concebir la cadena polipeptídica como una <scene name='60/603296/Primaria3/12'>sucesión de planos rígidos</scene> que sí pueden rotar unos con respecto a otros. | ||
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