A homopolymer of histidine (polyhistidine) adopts an alpha helix structure at pH 9 but is unfolded at a pH of 4. Explain why using chemical details

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Problem 7QP: List the pyrimidine bases, the purine bases, and the base-pairing rules for DNA.
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A homopolymer of histidine (polyhistidine) adopts an alpha helix structure at pH 9 but is
unfolded at a pH of 4. Explain why using chemical details

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Amino acids combine together to form proteins and thus are the basic blocks that build up the body. All the amino acids are essential for body growth. Alanine, arginine, glycine & Histidine are some examples of amino acids. 

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