Any given protein is characterized by a unique amino acid se

Any given protein is characterized by a unique amino acid sequence (primary structure) and three-dimensional (tertiary) structure.

a) How are these related?

b) How can we determine the three-dimensional structure of a protein? Explain briefly which techniques can be used and how each works.

Solution

The sequence in primary structure determines the 3 D structure of tertiary structure. They are directly related. In fact using these amino acid sequence, one can predict the 3D structure closely.