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There are three common secondary structures - helices, β-pleated sheets and turns, and there are several variations of each one of them. | There are three common secondary structures - helices, β-pleated sheets and turns, and there are several variations of each one of them. | ||
*'''Helices'''. Alpha helix, pi helix and 3<sub>10</sub> helix are the three types of helices with the alpha helix being the most important. The characteristics of these three helices are given at [[Helices in Proteins]]. [[Jmol]] colors them <span style="color:#FF0080;background-color:white;font-weight:bold;">alpha helix</span>, <span style="color:#A00080;background-color:white;font-weight:bold;">3<sub>10</sub> helix</span> and <span style="color:#600080;background-color:white;font-weight:bold;">pi helix</span> as shown in [[Helices in Proteins]]. | *'''Helices'''. [[Alpha helix]], pi helix and 3<sub>10</sub> helix are the three types of helices with the alpha helix being the most important. The characteristics of these three helices are given at [[Helices in Proteins]]. [[Jmol]] colors them <span style="color:#FF0080;background-color:white;font-weight:bold;">alpha helix</span>, <span style="color:#A00080;background-color:white;font-weight:bold;">3<sub>10</sub> helix</span> and <span style="color:#600080;background-color:white;font-weight:bold;">pi helix</span> as shown in [[Helices in Proteins]]. | ||
*'''Strands'''. The strands making up the sheets can be parallel or antiparallel and the pleats in the sheet can be twisted as well as being parallel. These structural differences and other characteristics of β-sheets can be seen at [[Sheets in Proteins]]. | *'''Strands'''. The strands making up the sheets can be parallel or antiparallel and the pleats in the sheet can be twisted as well as being parallel. These structural differences and other characteristics of β-sheets can be seen at [[Sheets in Proteins]]. | ||
