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At physiological conditions this peptide has a random coil conformation. Under what solution conditions might this sequence form a helical conformation
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At physiological conditions this peptide has a random coil conformation. Under what solution conditions might this sequence form a helical conformation

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The amino functional group of the lysine side chains are positively charged and therefore repel each other, causing the random coil.

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