An amino acid which does not participate in alpha helix formation?
Correct Answer: Proline
Description: Proline can only be stably accommodated within the first turn of an α helix. When present elsewhere, proline disrupts the conformation of the helix, producing a bend.
Harper, Ed 30, Pg 38
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