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Re: What is the amide link
« Reply #30 on: September 01, 2009, 02:47:01 PM »
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But *why* can you get away with one type of monomer for polypeptides, as opposed to nylons?

It is possible to get away with ONE monomer for a polypeptide as amino acids contain BOTH functional groups required for the amine link, where as monomers such as dicarboxylic acids ONLY contain ONE of the function groups

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Re: What is the amide link
« Reply #31 on: September 02, 2009, 06:31:22 PM »

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