Re: I need specific amino acid examples for each bond in protein tertiary struc

Hi Katelyn,

Thanks for submitting your question to the MadSci network. I think the best place for you to begin would be a good college-level biochemistry textbook, like Biochemistry by L. Stryer. Fortunately for you, you can read (and search) this text online in the NCBI's Entrez-books database: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?rid=stryer

For example, you can see an image of the aliphatic amino acids here:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?rid=stryer.figgrp.294

and an image of the aromatic amino acids here:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?rid=stryer.figgrp.296

These will all engage in so-called "hydrophobic" interactions with each other (for example, forming the "teeth" in the so-called "leucine zipper").

A review of Chapter 3,Protein Structure & Function, should provide the information you need.

Good luck!

Steve Mack, Moderator MadSci Network