what is meant by tertiary structure of proteins??
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Tertiary structures are formed by coiling and folding of chains of proteins. The folding of the tertiary chains leads to the exposure of polar ends while it hides the non-polar amino acid chains. The tertiary structure is held together by the weak non-covalent interacting formed between various parts of the polypeptide chain.
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Protein tertiary structure is the three dimensional shape of a protein. The tertiary structure will have a single polypeptide chain "backbone" with one or more protein secondary structures, the protein domains.
For example, amide hydrogen atoms can form H‐bonds with nearby carbonyl oxygens; an alpha helix or beta sheet can zip up, prompted by these small local structures. Hydrophobic interactions among the amino acid side chains also determine tertiary structure.