Question:Using the applet supplied in this lab in the lab data link, look at the structure of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase.

Question:1.Using the applet supplied in this lab in the lab data link, look at the structure of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase.

a) Is the enzyme a monomer (1 chain), a dimer (2 chains), a trimer (3 chains), etc.?

b) Which chain is composed of greatest number of amino acids?

c) Which chain has the greater number of alpha helix segments?

d) What is the most predominant amino acid in each chain?

Chain A is purple. Chain B is green . Ligand attached to purple chain.