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What are amino acids? Write the correct reaction for formation of peptide bond between amino acids.
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α− amino acids are derivatives of carboxylic acids obtained by replacing α− hydrogen by amino group. An example is glycine H2N−CH2−COOH.Formation of peptide bond:
H2N−CH2−COOH+H2N−CH2−COOHΔ−→H2N−CH2−C||O−N|H−CH2−COOH+H2O−C||O−N|H− is the peptide bond.
α− amino acids are derivatives of carboxylic acids obtained by replacing α− hydrogen by amino group. An example is glycine H2N−CH2−COOH.
Formation of peptide bond:
H2N−CH2−COOH+H2N−CH2−COOHΔ−→H2N−CH2−C||O−N|H−CH2−COOH+H2O
−C||O−N|H− is the peptide bond.
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