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A tripeptide has _________(a) 3 amino acids and 1 peptide bond(b) 3 amino acids and 2 peptide bonds(c) 3 amino acids and 3 peptide bonds(d) 3 amino acids and 4 peptide bondsThis question was addressed to me in final exam.My question comes from Peptides and Proteins in portion Amino Acids, Peptides and Proteins of Biochemistry

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The CORRECT option is (b) 3 amino acids and 2 peptide bonds

The explanation is: Monopeptide is a peptide CONTAINING SINGLE amino acid, dipeptide contains two amino acids joined by ONE peptide bond and tripeptide contains three amino acids joined by two peptide bonds.



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