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Which outcome is accelerated when excessive tensile forces distort polypeptide chains?

A)Deformation via disulfide bond disruption
B)Hydrolysis via peptide bond breakage
C)Quaternary structure via van der Waals
D)Aggregation via alpha helix formation

💡 Explanation

Destabilization of the polypeptide's tertiary structure promotes hydrolysis, because the applied stress weakens peptide bonds, thus making them more susceptible to nucleophilic attack by water. This accelerates peptide bond breakage rather than forming, stabilizing structures forming disulfide bonds.

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