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which bonds hold together amino acids?
peptide bonds
acid bonds
hydrogen bonds
ionic bonds
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Amino acids are linked together through peptide bonds. Peptide bonds form when the carboxyl group of one amino acid reacts with the amino group of another amino acid, releasing a molecule of water. This is a fundamental concept in biochemistry related to protein synthesis. Acid bonds is not a standard term in this context. Hydrogen bonds are weaker bonds that play roles in secondary and higher - order protein structures (like in alpha - helices and beta - sheets), but not in linking amino acids together. Ionic bonds are electrostatic attractions between charged groups and are also not involved in directly bonding amino acids in a polypeptide chain.
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Peptide bonds