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From an experimental study I've found that alpha helices are formed more often than beta sheets when the temperature is low, but when the temperature increases the beta sheets becomes more common. I'm trying to figure out why.
As temperature increases, the outer hydrogen bonds of a structure will start to break, which will increase the hydrophobic effect, but how does that make beta sheets more common? Or is that not relevant in deciding which structure is most likely to form?
As temperature increases, the outer hydrogen bonds of a structure will start to break, which will increase the hydrophobic effect, but how does that make beta sheets more common? Or is that not relevant in deciding which structure is most likely to form?