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maxxal22
Nov 28, 2017

Usually peptide bonds

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When an acid group and an amino group from two molecules react, resulting in 1 large molecule and 1 molecule of water. During these reaction two or more amino acids react together, linking their acid groups to another amino acid's amino group, forming a peptide bond.

Below is a schematic reaction between an amino (NH2) group and an acid group (COOH), with 1 water molecule getting seperated
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Below is a schematic reaction between an alcohol group (OH) and an acid group (COOH), with 1 water molecule getting seperated. This kind of reaction is very similar to condensation reactions of non-proteins, often found in other polymers

https://www.ck12.org/book/CK-12-Chemistry-Concepts-Intermediate/section/25.18/

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