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  • Understanding Peptide Bonds: The Link Between Amino Acids
    The chemical bond adjacent amino acids is called a peptide bond.

    Here's a bit more detail:

    * Peptide bonds are formed through a dehydration reaction, where a molecule of water is removed.

    * The carboxyl group (-COOH) of one amino acid reacts with the amino group (-NH2) of another amino acid.

    * This creates a covalent bond between the carbon atom of the carboxyl group and the nitrogen atom of the amino group.

    * The resulting molecule is a dipeptide.

    * Chains of amino acids linked by peptide bonds are called polypeptides.

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