PEPTIDEBOND

Peptide bond

A peptide bond is a covalent chemical bond formed between two molecules when the carboxyl group of one molecule reacts with the amino group of the other molecule, causing the release of a molecule of water, hence the process is a dehydration synthesis reaction

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peptide bond

Noun

  1. An amide bond formed between the amino and carboxyl functional groups of separate amino acids
  2. The primary linkage of amino acids in proteins


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