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When two amino acids join together with a peptide bond what other compound is formed?

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To make things simple, for gradpoint the answer is water

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A dipeptide and Water molecule.

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When two amino acids are joined together they form a dipeptide along with the elimination of water molecule. This is a condensation reaction, in which the nitrogen atom of amino group of one amino acids attack the carbonyl group of carboxylic group of another amino acid to form a amide linkage. The reaction between two amino acids is shown below,
When two amino acids join together with a peptide bond what other compound is formed-example-1
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