The "a" helix of proteins is..?

a. Part of the tertiary structure and is stabilized by disulfide bridges.
b. a double helix.
c. stabilized by hydrogen bonds and commonly found in fibrous proteins.
d. found in some regions of globular proteins and stabilized by hydrophobic interactions.
e. a complementary sequence to messenger RNA.


Answer: c. stabilized by hydrogen bonds and commonly found in fibrous proteins.

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