Proteins are found to have two different types of secondary structure viz 
-helix and β
pleated sheet structure. 
-helix structure of protein is stabilised by
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Secondary structures of protein denotes the shape in which a long polypeptide chain exists. The secondary structure exist in two type of structure, i.e. 
-helix and 
-pleated structure.
In 
-helix structure, a polypeptide chain forms all possible hydrogen bonds by twisting into a right handed screw with - NH group of each amino acid
residue hydrogen bonded to 
of adjacent amino acid, which form a helix.
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