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Following two amino acids liosine and glutamine from dipeptide linkage. What are the two possible dipeptides?

(IIT-JEE, 2001)

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(αNH2) group reacts with the (COOH) group to form a peptide bond. But in the problem it is given to form dipeptide linkage. Therefore, two (αNH2) groups and two (COOH) groups react in two different manners.
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