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Condensation Polymerisation

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Forming Proteins
: '''Condensation polymerisation''' [[Chemical Reaction|reactions]] of [[Peptide]]s ([[Amino Acid]]s) [[product|produce]] [[Polypeptide]]s ([[Protien]]s) and [[Water]].
: Each [[Amino Acid]] has an NH<sub>2</sub> [[Functional Group|group]] which acts as a [[base]] and an -COOH [[Functional Group|group]] which acts as an [[acid]]. These [[Functional Group|functional groups]] [[Chemical Reaction|react]] to [[Product|produce]] [[Polypeptide]]s and [[Water]].
Peptide + Peptide n x Peptides Dipeptide Polypeptide + Water<chem>H2NCH2COOH + H2NCH2COOH nH2NCH2COOH -> H2NCH2COONHCH2COOH (-HNCH2CO-) + H2OnH2O</chem>
Dipeptide + Peptide → Tripeptide + Water<chem>H2NCH2COONHCH2COOH + H2NCH2COOH -> H2NCH2COONHCH2COONHCH2COOH + H2O</chem>Where 'n' represents an [[integer]].