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Peptide Bonds

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Draw the peptide Asn-Val-Ile-Cys and list the number of peptide bonds and what type of peptide is it (dipeptide, tripeptide etc...)?

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Asn-Val-Ile-Cys is a tetrapeptide. This means there are 4 amino acid residues in the peptide. Tetra ...

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The solution consists of a drawing of a tetrapeptide at neutral pH as well as an image of peptide bond formation.

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