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Which bonds are created during the formation of the primary structure of a protein?

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C. Perez

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Answered Feb 18, 2021

The bonds that are created during the formation of the primary structure of a protein are known as peptide bonds. The repeating units of proteins are amino acids. Structurally, an amino acid consists of a central carbon atom that is linked to a carboxyl group, a side chain, a hydrogen atom, and an amino group.

During the formation of proteins, more amino acids are linked together by peptide bonds in order to form a long chain. This usually occurs via a chemical reaction known as a condensation reaction. This process entails the joining together of the amino group of one amino acid and the carboxyl group of another amino acid.

This process continues until a long chain compound (protein) is formed. When a peptide bond links the amino group of one amino acid and the carboxyl group of another amino acid together, a molecule of water is removed. The primary structure of a protein consists of a linear sequence of amino acids.

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T. Perez

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Answered Feb 12, 2021

Peptide bonds are formed during the formation of the primary structure of the protein. The peptide bond is known to be a chemical bond that is formed between two different molecules. This happens when the carboxyl group of one molecule will react with the different amino acids of other molecules.

When this happens, the water molecule will be released. This is also known as a dehydration synthesis reaction or condensation reaction. This is something that will normally occur between two different types of amino acids. If you are not familiar with what a peptide is, this is a short polymer of amino acid that will be linked by an amide bond.

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G. Roland

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Answered Feb 12, 2021

Peptide bonds are created during the formation of the core structure of a protein. The principal structure of a protein is the amino acid sequence. The unique sequence of amino acids merged by amide are peptide bonds. A peptide bond is an amide-type of the covalent chemical bond connecting two successive alpha-amino acids from carbon number one of one amino acid and nitrogen number two of another, along a peptide chain.

A peptide link can be broken down by hydrolysis. If exposed to water, they will break up and distribute Gibbs energy. The development of peptide bonds consumes energy, which in organisms is obtained from ATP. Peptides and proteins are sequences of amino acids carried together by peptide bonds.

Organisms use enzymes to create no ribosomal peptides and ribosomes to deliver proteins through reactions that vary in detail from dehydration synthesis. The peptide bond is moderately underactive under functional conditions, even less than similar compounds.

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Answered Sep 10, 2018

Peptide bonds

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