Question

What is the name of the bond that joins amino acids?

Answer 1

Hint: Amino acids are the monomeric units of the proteins and also called as building blocks of the proteins. Proteins are the long chain polymers made up of small units called amino acids (monomers).

Complete answer:
- In the question it is asked that the name of the bond that joins the amino acids.
- We know that in nature all the chemicals or substances are linked with some bonds.
- The type of the bonds which are present in the chemicals are going to vary with the type of the chemicals.
- In the same manner the proteins are also the chemicals containing more than 10000 amino acids in their quaternary structures.
- The amino acids are going to join with the help of some bonds to prepare the long chain peptide chains.
 -The bond that joins the amino acids to prepare long chain proteins are called ‘Peptide bonds’.
- Two amino acids adjacent to each are going to join through a peptide bond.
- The image which shows the peptide bond in between the amino acids is as follows.

- Two amino acids join together and forms a peptide bond and liberates one water molecule as a byproduct.
- Therefore the name of the bond which is present in between the amino acids is called a peptide bond.

Note:
The amino group of one amino acid is going to react with the carboxylic acid functional group of the other amino acid and forms a peptide to hold the adjacent amino acids together. Peptide bond is also called amide bond.