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OpenStudy (anonymous):

what is the difference between a hydrogen bond and a dissulfide bond in a protein?

OpenStudy (aaronq):

hydrogen bond is electromagnetic interaction, disulfide bonds are covalent

OpenStudy (aaronq):

in a protein, H-bonds cause alpha helices and beta sheets through interactions of the sugar/phosphate backbones in the secondary structure (they're also used in tertiary structures through interactions of amino acid residues. disulfide bonds are part of tertiary structure only

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