[cs_content][cs_section parallax=”false” separator_top_type=”none” separator_top_height=”50px” separator_top_angle_point=”50″ separator_bottom_type=”none” separator_bottom_height=”50px” separator_bottom_angle_point=”50″ style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text]The Biochemistry of Movement > 9.7.4. Proteins are used as both structural molecules and enzymes to catalyse metabolic reactions > The Nature of a Peptide Bond >[/cs_text][cs_text style=”color: #800000;font-family: “Oxygen”,sans-serif;”]Outline the nature of a peptide bond and, using a specific example, describe the chemistry involved in the formation of a peptide bond[/cs_text][cs_text]
- A peptide bond is a covalent bond that joins two amino acids.
- Two amino acids can join via a peptide bond (condensation reaction).
- A peptide is a chain of amino acids.
- In the reaction below, the amino group and
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