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How do amino acids join to form proteins

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AfilCa [17]3 years ago

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Amino acids are monomers that combine to form polymers called proteins.

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ser-zykov [4K]3 years ago

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Inside your cells, the individual amino acids can bond together by forming a peptide bond, which is simply a chemical bond that joins amino acids together. More specifically, peptide bonds join the carboxyl group of one amino acid with the amino group of another.

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