Amide derived from two or more amino carboxylic acid molecules (the same or different) by formation of a covalent bond from the carbonyl carbon of one to the nitrogen atom of another with formal loss of water. The term is usually applied to structures formed from alpha-amino acids, but it includes those derived from any amino carboxylic acid. X = OH, OR, NH2, NHR, etc.
Synonyms: peptides Peptide
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Subclass of:
- carboxamide
- organic amino compound
- is_tautomer_of some peptide zwitterion
- has part some amino-acid residue
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