TLS Online TPP Program

#Question id: 694


Thr and/or Leu residues tend to disrupt an alpha helix when they occur next to each other in a protein because:

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  1. an amino acids like Thr is highly hydrophobic.

  2. covalent interactions may occur between the Thr side chains.

  3. electrostatic repulsion occurs between the Thr side chains.

  4. steric hindrance occurs between the bulky Thr side chains.