R reising1 Full Member 10+ Year Member Joined Jun 3, 2013 Messages 289 Reaction score 9 Points 4,601 Pre-Medical 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?