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    Feb 22, 2009, 11:53 AM
    Chemical equation
    Can anyone tell me a balanced chemical equation to show how two serine molecules react together to form an amide bond ?
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    Feb 22, 2009, 02:13 PM

    Serine is HO2CCH(NH2)CH2OH

    see Serine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    one end of the serine molecule is a carboxylic acid R-COOH (or RCO2H) The other part of a serine molecule is an amine - R-NH2.

    R-CO2H + R-NH2 = R-CO---NR + H2O (the "---" represents the amide bond.)

    Water is a co-product of the reaction.

    To balance it, write two serine molecules going to one amide-joined molecule + water.
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