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As the pH increases, the amino group looses a proton. Proteins are formed by a condensation reaction that joins the amino group of one amino acid with the carboxyl group of another. The resulting bond is a type of covalent bond called a peptide bond.Thus, proteins are also called polypeptides-because they contain oodles of peptide bonds.rimary structure-Refers to the sequence of amino acids in the protein. Once formed, the protein immediately folds and takes on a particular 3D configuration (see below). The shape of the protein is determined by the sequence of amino acids (the primary structure). Let s use pop beads to model a protein.
Amino acids form proteins by linking to each other through connections called peptide bonds. Scientists use the term polymerization to refer to the formation of peptide chains and, as the end result of this process, proteins are technically defined as polymers of amino acids.