MHT CET 2024 Chemistry question

How many amino acids are linked together by (n-1) amide bonds?

(A)n - 1
(B)nCorrect
(C)n + 1
(D)2n

Answer: (B)

Solution

In a peptide, each amide (peptide) bond joins two neighbouring amino acid residues, so a chain of amino acids has links between them. Hence amide bonds correspond to amino acids, option (B).

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