Question

What are peptides? write a short note on them.

Answer 1

Peptides

• A peptide is an amino acids' chain.

• Amino acids are connected via peptide linkage or peptide bond in proteins.
• Formation of peptide linkage causes the removal of a water molecule.

Classification

• They are classified as a dipeptide, tripeptides, oligopeptides, or polypeptides depending on the number of amino acids condensed together.
• The formation of a dipeptide is depicted below.