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What is the primary driving force behind the final folded state of a protein?
What is the primary driving force behind the final folded state of a protein?
- Stable unfolded state
- High free energy state
- Low free energy state (correct)
- Binding of ligands to the protein
What is the term used to describe the process of breaking the noncovalent bonds that hold a protein together, resulting in loss of function?
What is the term used to describe the process of breaking the noncovalent bonds that hold a protein together, resulting in loss of function?
- Folding
- Unfolding
- Refolding
- Denaturation (correct)
What is the term used to describe the structure formed by the complex of two identical protein chains?
What is the term used to describe the structure formed by the complex of two identical protein chains?
- Tertiary structure
- Heterodimer
- Homodimer (correct)
- Quaternary structure
What is the temperature above which most proteins start to unfold?
What is the temperature above which most proteins start to unfold?
What is the term used to describe the process of a protein chain adopting its final folded state?
What is the term used to describe the process of a protein chain adopting its final folded state?
What is the result of distant residues coming close together in the folded structure of a protein?
What is the result of distant residues coming close together in the folded structure of a protein?
What is the term used to describe the structure of a protein that is formed by the complex of multiple polypeptide chains?
What is the term used to describe the structure of a protein that is formed by the complex of multiple polypeptide chains?
What is the term used to describe the binding of a ligand to a protein?
What is the term used to describe the binding of a ligand to a protein?
What is the term used to describe the loss of function of a protein as a result of unfolding?
What is the term used to describe the loss of function of a protein as a result of unfolding?
What is the term used to describe the structure of a protein that is formed by the folding of a polypeptide chain?
What is the term used to describe the structure of a protein that is formed by the folding of a polypeptide chain?
