Draw the basic structure of an amino acid dimer (two amino acids bound together); label an amine, carboxyl, side chain, and peptide bond.
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Attach an amine group (NH2) to one side of the carbon atom and a carboxyl group (COOH) to the other side. ** Show more…
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