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====Forming Proteins====
: '''Condensation polymerisation''' [[Chemical Reaction|reactions]] of [[Peptide]]s ([[Amino Acid]]s) [[product|produce]] [[Polypeptide]]s ([[ProtienProtein]]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]].
n x Peptides → Polypeptide + Water
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A [[Polypeptide]] ([[Protein]]) is formed along with [[Water]]. In reality [[Polypeptide]]s are made of many different [[Peptide]]s ([[Amino Acid]]s) rather than the same one repeated.
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====Edexcel====
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1292120215/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1292120215&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=8f96ddb76196848bafdb124354e4cf77 ''Condensation polymerisation, pages 188-189, GCSE Chemistry, Pearson, Edexcel '']