Question

When a peptide bond is hydrolyzed which two functional groups are produced?

Answer 1

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 ($-{\mathrm{NH}}_2$) group and the carboxyl ($-\mathrm{COOH}$) functional groups are produced.