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Which is released during the formation of a peptide bond

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A water molecule

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The right answer is a water molecule.

The bond is the result of the reaction between the carboxylic acid function COOH of the first amino acid and the NH 2 amine function of the second, with as a by-product a water molecule H2O.

The peptide bond is fundamental in the formation of peptides, polypeptides, and proteins. After the formation of the peptide bond, one end carries a free amino group - the N- or amino-terminal end, and the other end of a carboxyl - C- or carboxyl-terminus group.

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