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Peptide bonds

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Total cards: 8•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
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In order to form a peptide bond a ………… is lost from the …….. group of one amino acid and a ………… is lost from the ……… group of another amino acid

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hydroxyl (-OH) carboxylic hydrogen atom amine

#2
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The remaining carbon atom (with the double-bonded oxygen) from the first amino acid bonds to the

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nitrogen atom of the second amino acid

#3
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This is a condensation reaction so

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Water is released

#4
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Dipeptides are formed by the

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condensation of two amino acids

#5
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Polypeptides are formed by the

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condensation of many (3 or more) amino acids

#6
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A protein may have only one polypeptide chain or it may have multiple chains interacting with each other

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#7
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During hydrolysis reactions, the addition

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of water breaks the peptide bonds resulting in polypeptides being broken down to amino acids

#8
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