Question

What is a peptide bond?

Answer 1

A peptide bond is a bond that links two amino acids together in a protein to form a long chain.

Explanation:

A peptide bond is `"-CO-NH-"`

It joins the `"CO-"` of one amino acid with the `"-NH"` of another,as in glycylalanine:

`"H"_2"NCH"_2"CO-NHCH"("CH"_3)"COOH"`