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Peptide

Basic element of a protein, with several peptides forming a protein. A molecule consisting of at least two amino acids linked by a peptide bond, or a CO-NH bond, a result of condensation between the amino group (-NH2) of the first amino acid and the carboxyl group (-CO2H) of the second amino acid.

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