Question

HELP PLEASE If the protein containing asparate is denatured, which level of protein structure remains intact? Primary Teritiary Secondary Quanternary All

Answer 1

Primary

Step-by-step explanation:

A protein has four levels of structure viz: primary, secondary, tertiary and quartenary. These four levels contribute to the specific function of a particular protein. The primary level represents the bedrock of the protein as it contains the sequence of amino acids that make up the protein molecule. In this case, asparate is the amino acid that makes up the primary level of the protein.

Denaturation of a protein occurs when a particular protein loses its shape and hence its function. It is usually caused by external factors e.g temperature, pH etc. However, if a protein gets denatured, its secondary, tertiary and quartenary structures gets broken down leaving only the primary structure. The primary structure of a protein remains intact because the denaturation cannot break the peptide bonds that hold the amino acids that constitutes the primary level.