R reising1 Full Member 10+ Year Member Jun 19, 2013 #1 Advertisement - Members don't see this ad An alpha supercoiled helix is technically secondary protein structure. But why is this? Isn't the supercoil made of multiple alpha helices, so shouldn't it be tertiary structure?
Advertisement - Members don't see this ad An alpha supercoiled helix is technically secondary protein structure. But why is this? Isn't the supercoil made of multiple alpha helices, so shouldn't it be tertiary structure?