Click here to view a single amino acid.
( Carbon
Oxygen
Nitrogen
)
Click here to view a dipeptide.
Click here to view the secondary structure of amylase.
Click here to view the entire protein structure in more detail.
Now let's look at the active site.
What amino acids are these?
Where is the peptide bond?
(
Beta sheets
alpha helices
)
Note the center 'barrel' of 8 sheets surrounded by 8 helices.