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What is a peptide bond?

Answer 1

Lucy Alessi

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

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"#

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Answer 2

Ruby Allen

A peptide bond is a covalent bond formed between the carboxyl group of one amino acid and the amino group of another during protein synthesis.

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