Which of the following regarding disulfide bonds is/are true? Disulfide bonds are the most common intrachain covalent linkage in proteins Disulfide bond formation is critical for correct protein folding into the native conformation Disulfide bonds impart a large degree of stability to the secondary structure of proteins The intracellular environment is too oxidizing to allow disulfide bond formation A and D

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Which of the following regarding disulfide bonds is/are true?
Disulfide bonds are the most common intrachain covalent linkage in proteins
Disulfide bond formation is critical for correct protein folding into the native conformation
Disulfide bonds impart a large degree of stability to the secondary structure of proteins
The intracellular environment is too oxidizing to allow disulfide bond formation
A and D
Transcribed Image Text:Which of the following regarding disulfide bonds is/are true? Disulfide bonds are the most common intrachain covalent linkage in proteins Disulfide bond formation is critical for correct protein folding into the native conformation Disulfide bonds impart a large degree of stability to the secondary structure of proteins The intracellular environment is too oxidizing to allow disulfide bond formation A and D
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