Consider the following protein sequence as an helix: Leu-Lys-Arg-Ile-Val-Asp-Ile-Leu-Ser-Arg-Leu-Phe-Lys-Val. How many turns does this helix make?

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Consider the following protein sequence as an α helix: Leu-Lys-Arg-Ile-Val-Asp-Ile-Leu-Ser-Arg-Leu-Phe-Lys-Val. How many turns does this helix make? Do you find anything remarkable about the arrangement of the amino acids in this sequence when folded into an α helix?

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Essential Cell Biology

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Authors: Bruce Alberts, Karen Hopkin, Alexander Johnson, David Morgan, Martin Raff, Keith Roberts, Peter Walter

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