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2.09: Polypeptides

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    • Glycine, alanine and cysteine join to form a tripeptide, releasing two water molecules.The upper row shows separate glycine, alanine and cysteine structures. Shaded regions identify atoms removed as H2O during condensation. A downward arrow leads to one connected chain with side chains H, CH3 and CH2SH in that order. Two red marks and arrows label the new carbon???nitrogen peptide bonds.
    Figure 2.9.2: A longer peptide.

    The sequence of amino acids in a polypeptide is dictated by the codons in the messenger RNA (mRNA) molecules from which the polypeptide was translated. The sequence of codons in the mRNA was, in turn, dictated by the sequence of codons in the DNA from which the mRNA was transcribed. Proteins are made up of one or more polypeptide molecules.

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