MCAT Question of the Day
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    Q:

    		 Which of the following is an inaccuracy regarding peptide bonds and polypeptide structure?
    		 

    A

    		 Polypeptides are formed through a condensation reaction between two amino acids.

    B

    		 At times, the peptide bond is composed of disulfide bond, as in the case of cysteine.

    C

    		 Peptide bonds with a polypeptide are broken through a hydrolysis reaction.

    D

    		 The carboxyl-carbon on one amino acid acts as the electrophile the hydrolysis reaction.



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