A salt bridge would be MOST likely to be found:
A) in the interior of a protein of a bacterium that lives in humans.
B) on the exterior of a protein of a bacterium that lives in humans.
C) in the interior of a protein of a thermophilic archaeal organism.
D) on the exterior of a protein of a thermophilic archaeal organism.
E) A salt bridge would be equally likely to be found in any of these cases.

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Salt bridges are more likely to be found in the interior of proteins of thermophilic archaeal organisms because they help stabilize the protein structure in extreme temperatures by providing strong ionic interactions.

A Salt Bridge Would Be MOST Likely to Be Found