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  • Feb 23, 2009, 07:38 AM
    pugdom
    Protein chain
    R-CO2H + R-NH2 = R-CO---NR + H2O

    Does anyone know how the above reaction enables it to take part in the formation of a protein chain?
  • Feb 23, 2009, 02:59 PM
    Perito

    The link you show with the ---, is an amide link. Proteins are simply amino acids joined together with amide linkages.

    An amino acid has a carboxylic acid group on one end and an amine on the other end.
  • Feb 23, 2009, 03:17 PM
    XOXOlove

    amino acid + water(h2o)= protein

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