How the amino group of one amino acid reacts with the carboxyl group of another amino acid ?

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Chapter3: The Chemistry Of Life: Organic Compounds
Section3.4: Proteins
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How the amino group of one amino acid reacts with the carboxyl group of another amino acid ?

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Amino acids are known as the building blocks of proteins in which they contain a basic group, an acidic carboxyl group, and an organic R group. There are around 20 amino acids founds in which these constituents vary in each amino acid, where later these amino acids are characterized into essential and non-essential amino acids according to their different properties found in nature.

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