Tertiary structures:

● Sequence of amino acids

● Presence of alpha helices or beta sheets
● Unique three dimensions folding
● Interactions of proteins with other subunits
● Protein interaction with a nucleic acid

Protein structures are described in t4 different aspects of covalent structure

and folding patterns,different levels of protein structure are called
primary,secondary, tertiary and quaternary.

Primary structure of proteins

The structure primarily is the sequence of amino acids that make up a

polypeptide chain, 20 different amino acids are found in proteins, there
must be a specific protein in the sequence to make up a primary sequence.

Secondary structures are regular repeated patterns of folding in the protein

backbone, most common ones being alpha helix and beta sheet

Alpha helix is a coil like shape in a clockwise direction

Beta sheet is the polypeptide backbone nearly fully extended and their
groups are pointed above and then below

Tertiary structure is the folding of the polypeptide chain in its entirety in a

specific 3d shape the tertiary structure of enzymes is often compact

Quaternary structure is when many proteins are formed from multiple

polypeptide chains. Different subunits are packed together to form the
overall structure of the protein.