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camila

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on: Jun 5, 2013
What type of covalent bond between amino acid side chains (R groups) functions in maintaining a polypeptide's specific three-dimensional shape?
A) ionic bond
B) hydrophobic interaction
C) van der Waals interaction
D) disulfide bond
E) hydrogen bond


Jesse_J

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Reply #1 on: Jun 6, 2013
Try this as the answer D. Hope it helps.


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Reply #2 on: Jun 6, 2013
Thx! :D


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