Question : What is meant by tertiary structure of proteins ?

1.	Question : What is meant by tertiary structure of proteins ?
Answer» Solution :The overall shape of a single protein MOLECULE, the spatial relationship of the secondary structures to one-another. Tertiary structure is generally stabilized by non-local INTERACTIONS, most commonly the formation of hydrophobic CORE, but also through salt bridges, hydrogen bonds, disulphide bonds The term tertiary protein is synonymous with the term fold.

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