peptide bond
Protein chain connector
A peptide bond is the chemical link that joins amino acids together in proteins.
It forms when the carboxyl group of one amino acid bonds to the amino group of another, releasing water.
These bonds create the backbone of all proteins, determining how the chain folds into its functional shape.
Vapor turning to liquid
- dehydrationExcessive fluid loss
- synthesisCombining parts into whole
- polymerizationMonomers bonding into chains
- couplingJoint between systems
ligation · amide · covalent · carboxyl · amine · nucleophile · electrophile · reactivity
Vertebral column, or courage
- chainLinked segments forming length
- sequenceOrdered succession of elements
- residueMatter left behind
- planarOf a flat surface
dihedral · nitrogen · carbon · oxygen · hydrogen · carbonyl · dipeptide
Protein-cleaving enzyme
- hydrolaseEnzyme cleaving via water
- hydrolysisWater-induced bond cleavage
- proteolysisEnzymatic protein breakdown
- trypsinPancreatic digestive protease
pepsin · substrate · active site · specificity · zymogen · inhibitor · digestion
Metabolic molecular dismantling
Bending something over itself
- chaperoneProtective adult companion
- conformationStructural form or arrangement
- domainArea of control
- motifRecurring thematic element
condensation
Vapor turning to liquid
- dehydrationExcessive fluid loss
- synthesisCombining parts into whole
- polymerizationMonomers bonding into chains
coupling · ligation · amide · covalent · carboxyl · amine · nucleophile · electrophile · reactivity · catalysis
backbone
Vertebral column, or courage
planar · dihedral · nitrogen · carbon · oxygen · hydrogen · carbonyl · dipeptide
protease
Protein-cleaving enzyme
- hydrolaseEnzyme cleaving via water
- hydrolysisWater-induced bond cleavage
- proteolysisEnzymatic protein breakdown
trypsin · pepsin · substrate · active site · specificity · zymogen · inhibitor · digestion
catabolism
Metabolic molecular dismantling
- anabolismMetabolic construction of molecules
- lysosomeDigestive organelle in cells
- autophagyCellular self-degradation process
energy · ATP · biosynthesis · degradation
folding
Bending something over itself
- chaperoneProtective adult companion
- conformationStructural form or arrangement
- domainArea of control
motif · disulfide bridge · denaturation · misfolding · aggregation
- proteinsprotein, proteins, albumin, collagen, casein
- protein structurefolding, conformation, domain, motif, fold
- Amide Synthesiscoupling reaction
- chemical bondscovalent bonds, ionic bonds, ionic, metallic, hydrogen bonds
- peptidesdipeptide, tripeptides, pentapeptide, amino acid, amino acids
- resonant speciesbenzene, ozone, butadiene, carboxylate, naphthalene
bond, peptide, polypeptide, peptides, polypeptides, tripeptide