proteins

• what are proteins 


  on for more polypeptide
• what are the monomers of proteins

  amino acids
• what is a dipeptide

  two amino acids joined together
• what is a polypeptide

  more than two amino acids joined together
• general structure of an amino acid

  A) variable group

  B) amino group

  C) carboxyl group

  
• Amino acids are linked together by peptide bonds to form dipeptides and polypeptides. A molecule of water is released during the reaction - it's a condensation reaction. The reverse of this reaction adds a molecule of water to break the peptide bond - it's a hydrolysis reaction.
• dipeptide formation

  A) condensation

  B) hydrolysis

  C) condensation

  D) peptide bond