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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