What role do disulfide bonds play in protein folding, and in
protein stability?
Answer Posted / kurt heller
not much
take a look at proinsulin and insulin
proinsulin have 4 SS bonds
when proinsulin is activated it is cleaved to two peptide
chains, if the SS bonds vere not present, the parts would
diffuse apart
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