The amino acid that accounts for disulfide bonds in the tertiarystructure of proteins isa. tyrosineb. glycinec. cysteined. serine

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The amino acid that accounts for disulfide bonds in the tertiary
structure of proteins is
a. tyrosine
b. glycine
c. cysteine
d. serine

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The tertiary structure of the protein is the 3D structure of the protein in which one or more secondary structures are present in a single polypeptide chain backbone. It is the most important structure of the protein as the function of a protein depends on this. When this structure gets disrupted the protein is then said to be denatured. 

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