Protein Structure Report
Part 1: Translation
Paste the single letter amino acid code in the box below.
Questions
1. Why are there six different frames from a single DNA sequence?
2. Why does each red-highlighted region begin with “M”?
Part 2
Paste the Predicted Secondary Structure in the box below. Do not paste amino acid code.
1. What do the following secondary structure designations mean? What specifically is the difference between E and B? Use “SCRATCH; A Quick Description”
H:
G:
I:
E:
B:
T:
S:
C:
2. From the e-mailed results from SCRATCH, what type and amount of secondary structure did the prediction tool suggest? Specifically, explain how much alpha helix and beta sheet was found.
