Where does the energy to form the peptide bond between two amino acids come from?

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Chemistry

Dana Fleming

14 October, 14:53

Where does the energy to form the peptide bond between two amino acids come from?

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Andrea Hood · Answer 1

The energy to form a peptide bond comes from our food. Our cells go through cellular respiration, which is a process that converts the complex foods molecules into ATP (the energy storing molecule). With that ATP stored is possible to use to form the peptide bond.