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Quaternary Structure of Protein

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How amino acidic are linked to form a long chain?

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Amino acids are linked by peptide bonds to form polypeptide chains. Proteins are linear polymers formed by linking the Alpha-carboxyl group of one amino acid to the Alpha-amino group of another amino acid with a peptide bond (also called an amide bond).

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