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12-8 Polypeptide: alpha-helix and beta-sheet models Description: Models are used to illustrate secondary protein structure. Concept: Peptide chains tend to form orderly hydrogen-bonded arrangements. Materials: alpha-helix and beta-sheet models made by Prof. Ewing Procedure: Models may be used to help explain secondary protein structure. Related Information: Fibrous proteins are stringy, tough, and usually insoluble in water. Many fibrous proteins are involved with the structural parts of an organism. Alpha-keratin, the protein in hooves and fingernails and reptile scales, has an alpha-helix structure. Silk fibers of insects and spiders are fibrous proteins with a beta-sheet structure. Globular proteins have a spherical shape. The most common globular proteins function as enzymes, hormones, and transport proteins, such as ribonuclease, insulin, and hemoglobin. The secondary structures of globular proteins involve both the alpha-helix and beta-sheet shapes, as well as a less defined shape called random coil. Notes: Models were constructed for Prof. Ewing's C100 course. 12-8