Peptide bond formation

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  • Describe the process of peptide bond formation?
    • Peptide bond formation involves the removal of water in a condensation reaction
    • The water is formed by removing a hydrogen atom from the amine group of one amino acid, and removing a hydroxyl group from the carboxylic acid of another amino acid.
    • A dipeptide is formed
    • The peptide bond can be broken by the addition of water in a hydrolysis reaction