What do Ramachandran plots show?
A) Only some $\Psi$ and $\phi$ angles are commonly found in proteins.
B) The chiral carbon in amino acids is found largely in the S configuration.
C) Peptide backbones form mostly linear chains.
D) The $\alpha$-carbon is chiral.

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Ramachandran plots display the phi (ϕ) and psi (ψ) dihedral angles of the amino acid residues in protein structures, illustrating that only certain combinations of these angles are energetically favorable and commonly found in proteins.

What Do Ramachandran Plots Show? A) Only Some Ψ\PsiΨ And ϕ\phiϕ Angles Are Commonly Found in Proteins

What Do Ramachandran Plots Show?
A) Only Some $\Psi$ And $\phi$ Angles Are Commonly Found in Proteins