When a peptide bond is hydrolyzed which two functional groups are produced?
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Solution
Peptide bond:
A peptide bond is a covalent bond formed between two amino acids.
Peptide bonds are formed by a condensation reaction of Carboxylic group of an amino acid and Amino group of another amino acid with the elimination of water molecule.
When a peptide bond is hydrolyzed, a free amino () group and the carboxyl () functional groups are produced.