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The tertiary structure of a protein corresponds to which energy state?(a) Lowest(b) Highest(c) Intermediate(d) Ever-changingThis question was posed to me during an interview.Enquiry is from Chemical Basis of Life topic in portion Chemical Basis of Life of Cell Biology

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Right answer is (a) Lowest

The explanation: The native structure ADMINISTERED by the proteins which are the tertiary structure corresponds to the state of lowest ENERGY. The tertiary structure ASSUMED by the polypeptide chain is the most thermodynamically stable structure that can be FORMED by that chain.



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