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==Structure and Stability== | ==Structure and Stability== | ||
Trypsin is composed of 229 amino acids. Its <scene name='Sandbox_43/Trypsin_secondary_structure/1'>secondary structure</scene> is composed of two alpha helices (pink) and two beta sheets (yellow). In addition to these patterns, trypsin has very distinct polar and nonpolar | Trypsin is composed of 229 amino acids. Its <scene name='Sandbox_43/Trypsin_secondary_structure/1'>secondary structure</scene> is composed of two alpha helices (pink) and two beta sheets (yellow). In addition to these patterns, trypsin has very distinct polar (purple) and nonpolar (gray) | ||
<scene name='Sandbox_43/Polar_regions/1'>regions</scene>. The nonpolar areas are the hydrophobic molecules that are trying to stay away from water in the solvation sphere. The polar areas are hydrophilic and are on the outside of the molecule and readily interact with the <scene name='Sandbox_43/Solvation_sphere/1'>solvation sphere</scene>. | <scene name='Sandbox_43/Polar_regions/1'>regions</scene>. The nonpolar areas are the hydrophobic molecules that are trying to stay away from water in the solvation sphere. The polar areas are hydrophilic and are on the outside of the molecule and readily interact with the <scene name='Sandbox_43/Solvation_sphere/1'>solvation sphere</scene>. | ||
