Human Biochemistry, Volume 1 - Murray R. 1993

Structure and Functions of Proteins and Enzymes
Peptides
Introduction

When the carboxyl and amino groups of Amino Acids combine to form a peptide bond, the corresponding Amino acids are converted into amino acid residues. A peptide consists of two or more amino acid residues linked by peptide bonds. Peptides containing more than 10 amino acid residues are called Polypeptides.



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