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Chemistry · L4 · Building a polypeptide: repeated condensation

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How successive peptide-bond-forming condensation reactions extend an amino acid chain, one water molecule released per bond.

by @openstemUpdated Chemistry
Amino acid 1(free –NH₂, –COOH)Amino acid 2(free –NH₂, –COOH)Amino acid 3(free –NH₂, –COOH)Condensation:A1–COOH + A2–NH₂Dipeptide(1 peptide bond)Condensation:Dipeptide–COOH + A3–NH₂Tripeptide(2 peptide bonds)H₂O releasedH₂O released− H₂O− H₂O

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