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What is secondary structure and what is its characteristic bond?

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Biochemistry Subjects To Study For The MCAT are:
Amino Acids, Peptides and Proteins
Biological Membranes
Carbohydrate metabolism
Carbohydrate structure
DNA and RNA
Enzymes
Lipids and lipid metabolism
Nonenzymatic proteins
Regulation of metabolism

1. What is secondary structure and what is its characteristic bond?

1. Phosphate groups in the backbone 2. Deoxyriboses in the backbone 3. Nitrogenous bases in the middle.
The formation of repeating patterns of pleated sheets and alpha helices. These patterns are held together by hydrogen bonds between the carboxyl and amino group backbone of the amino acids.
1. CoA is coupled with a fatty acid (acyl group) in the cytoplasm. 2. The acyl group is transferred to carnitine to form acyl-carnitine, which crosses the inner membrane of the mitochondria. 3. The acyl group is then transferred to a mitochondrial CoA to reform the CoA-fatty acid, which can undergo B-oxidation in the mitochondria to form acetyl-CoA.
Mutase converts 2 3-Phosphoglycerates into 2 2-Phosphoglycerates.

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