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Di sulphide bonds
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Total cards: 4•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026
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#1
Front (Question)
Disulfide bonds are
Back (Answer)
These bonds are the strongest within a protein, but occur less frequently, and help stabilise the proteins
#2
Front (Question)
Disulfide bonds are………… bonds that form between …………. R groups (as this is the only amino acid with an available sulfur atom in its R group)
Back (Answer)
strong covalent two cysteine
#3
Front (Question)
These are also known as disulfide bridges(when they stabilise proteins) they can be broken by what
Back (Answer)
Can be broken by reduction
#4
Front (Question)
Disulfide bonds are common in proteins
Back (Answer)
secreted from cells eg. insulin