Peptide bonds
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- Created on: 15-07-21 13:26
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- Peptide bonds
- Condensation reaction
- (Water is produced)
- Occurs between two amino acids
- (Water is produced)
- Dipeptide
- Formed by 2 amino acids
- linked by a peptide bond
- Formed by 2 amino acids
- Tripeptide
- Three amino acids join to form a tripeptide bond
- Polypeptide
- Many amino acids join to form a polypeptide
- Protein
- A polypeptide with more than 50 bonds is called a protein
- What?
- A chemical bond formed between two molecules
- Carboxyl group reacts with the amino group molecule
- Releasing a molecule of water (H2O
- Condensation reaction
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