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Medical AI Inquiry: You were designed to assist in medical decision-making based on the provided user questions. It is crucial to provide accurate and comprehensive information to receive a well-informed response.
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How many amino acids are present in a single turn of a-helix?
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The correct answer is  a-helix is a rod-like helical structure where peptide backbone wound around a long axis, the side chains (R groups) radiate outward N-H group of one amino acid is hydrogen bonded to the C=O group of the amino acid located four residues earlier along the protein sequence. This hydrogen bonding creates a right-handed spiral or helix (coiled, rod-like structure). Most of the naturally occurring a-helix are right-handed. One turn of a-helix contains 3.6 amino acids. Distance between two adjacent amino acids is 1.5 Adeg