Consider the following two statements and select the correct option. Statement I: A protein is imagined as a line, the right end represented by the first amino acid and the left end represented by the last amino acid Statement II:A protein thread exist throughout as an extended rigid rod.

Question

Consider the following two statements and select the correct option. Statement I: A protein is imagined as a line, the right end represented by the first amino acid and the left end represented by the last amino acid Statement II:A protein thread exist throughout as an extended rigid rod. (A) Only statement I is correct (B) Only statement II is correct (C) Both statements I and II are correct (D) Both statements I and II are incorrect

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In primary structure, a protein is imagined as a line, the left end of which is represented by the first amino acid called the N-terminal amino acid and the right end is represented by the last amino acid, known as C-terminal amino acid.

Q. Consider the following two statements and select the correct option.
Statement I: A protein is imagined as a line, the right end represented by the first amino acid and the left end represented by the last amino acid
Statement II:A protein thread exist throughout as an extended rigid rod.

Only statement I is correct

Only statement II is correct

Both statements I and II are correct

Both statements I and II are incorrect

In primary structure, a protein is imagined as a line, the left end of which is represented by the first amino acid called the $N$ -terminal amino acid and the right end is represented by the last amino acid, known as $C$ -terminal amino acid.

Q. Consider the following two statements and select the correct option. Statement I: A protein is imagined as a line, the right end represented by the first amino acid and the left end represented by the last amino acid Statement II:A protein thread exist throughout as an extended rigid rod.