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   <text>increase the sphere radii</text>
   <text>increase the sphere radii</text>
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</jmol> to a [[Spacefilling representation]], you can see how tightly packed the main chain is (no space in the middle). [The previous scenes were inspired by a [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK22580/figure/A322/?report=objectonly beautiful set of figures] in Stryer's biochemistry textbook.]  
</jmol> to a [[spacefilling representation]], you can see how tightly packed the main chain is (no space in the middle). [The previous scenes were inspired by a [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK22580/figure/A322/?report=objectonly beautiful set of figures] in Stryer's biochemistry textbook.]  


Apart from the characteristic hydrogen bonding patters, the other identifying feature of alpha helices are the main chain torsion angles <jmol>
Apart from the characteristic hydrogen bonding patters, the other identifying feature of alpha helices are the main chain torsion angles <jmol>
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