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Nutrition Science and Everyday Application - beta v 0.1

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PROTEIN STRUCTURE 311<br />

<strong>and</strong> the amino group of another, releasing a molecule of water. As amino acids are<br />

linked sequentially by peptide bonds, following the specific order dictated by the<br />

mRNA, the protein chain, also known as a polypeptide chain, is built (Figure 6.5).<br />

Figure 6.4. Peptide bond formation<br />

Figure 6.5. A polypeptide chain

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