A few days ago
Anonymous

AP BIO / BIO 107 question?

The bonding of 2 amino acid molecules to form a larger molecule requires which of the following?

1) addition of a water molecule

2) formation of a hydrogen bond

3) formation of an ionic bond

4) removal of a water molecule

5) 1 and 2

I just wanted to make sure. I think the answer is 4.

thank you

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A few days ago
GardenMoma

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Peptide bond formation is a condensation reaction leading to the polymerization of amino acids into peptides and proteins.

from: http://www.indstate.edu/thcme/mwking/amino-acids.html

You can also check out the figure here:

http://www.science.siu.edu/microbiology/micr302/figure%207.07.jpg

Those two sources should help verify your answer!

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