Discovered by Linus Pauling, its name comes from its shape and from the fact that it was the first secondary polypeptide structure to be classified.
The side chains point radially outward, and approximately every fourth unit is hydrogen-bonded to an adjacent one, which gives this structure its stability. Discovered by Linus Pauling, its name comes from its shape and from the fact that it was the first secondary polypeptide structure to be classified. FTP, what name is given to this polypeptide chain segment in the shape of a coil?
The side chains point radially outward, and approximately every fourth unit is hydrogen-bonded to an adjacent one, which gives this structure its stability.
alpha helix