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Primary Structure: Peptide Chains

Peptide chains consist of two or more amino acids. Longer chains of amino acids are called polypeptides. Proteins consist of one or more polypeptide chains.

A condensation reaction forms a covalent peptide bond between amino acids, as stated in the below video.

References:

msu.edu

Nature.com

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