Which statements about peptide bonds are true? The formation of a peptide bond involves a dehydration reaction. Peptides are polymers of proteins. A tetrapeptide contains five amino acid residues. Peptide bonds are ester linkages. A tripeptide contains three amino acid residues.

- The formation of a peptide bond involves a dehydration reaction.

- A tripeptide contains three amino acid residues.

Explanation:

Peptide bonds are a type of covalent bonds that form between amino acid molecules. A peptide bond links two amino acids together by removing an hydrogen atom from the amine functional group (-NH2) and an hydroxyl (OH) from carboxylic functional group (-COOH) to release a water molecule. Hence, the formation of a peptide bond involves a dehydration reaction i.e loss of water.

This linking of one amino acid to another via a peptide bond forms a polypeptide and consequently a protein molecule. In other words, proteins are polymers of peptides. However, the linkage of three amino acids is called TRIPEPTIDE

explanation:

two years ago, when picking flowers in the mountains back of yosemite valley, i found a book. it was blotted and storm-beaten; all of its outer pages were mealy and crumbly. the paper seemed to dissolve like the snow beneath which it had been buried, however; many of the inner pages were well preserved. and although all were more or less stained and torn, whole chapters were easily readable. this is the condition of the great open book of yosemite glaciers today; its granite pages have been torn and blurred by the same storms that wasted the castaway book.

two years ago, when picking flowers in the mountains back of yosemite valley; i found a book. it was blotted and storm-beaten, all of its outer pages were mealy and crumbly. the paper seemed to dissolve like the snow beneath which it had been buried, however, many of the inner pages were well preserved. and although all were more or less stained and torn; whole chapters were easily readable. this is the condition of the great open book of yosemite glaciers today, its granite pages have been torn and blurred by the same storms that wasted the castaway book.