llamajuice Posted January 27, 2010 Report Share Posted January 27, 2010 Hi can anyone explain how dipeptides and tripeptides form? The notes I were given aren't really clear... Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetnsimple786 Posted January 27, 2010 Report Share Posted January 27, 2010 So each amino acid has a C in the middle, an R group, an amine group, and a carboxyl group, right? The carboxyl group of one AA and the amine group of the other AA react to form a water [H2O], and this is a condensation reaction. The hydrogen of the amine group is taken out and the -OH part of the carboxyl group of the other amino acid is taken out to form the water molecule. That's a dipeptide. For a tripeptide, do the same thing to one end of the dipeptide and the other end of the new amino acid. Does that make sense? Is that what you were asking for?Edit: Here's a crappy drawing to go with the explanation 2 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahuta ♥ Posted January 27, 2010 Report Share Posted January 27, 2010 Here's a picure that explains everything. 2 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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