Secondary

• what is the secondary structure?


  The way the polypeptide backbone is folded or coiled
• what are the two types of secondary structure

  1. alpha helix (coil-like spring)
  2. beta pleated sheet (lengths lined up side by side)
• what is the most common form of secondary structure


  alpha helix
• what is the secondary structure formed by


  hydrogen bonds
• significance of secondary structure


  many proteins need an exact shape to function.