peptide bond
Biochemistry
noun
A carbon–nitrogen bond of the type —CO·NH— in an organic molecule; specifically one linking the amino-acid residues in a peptide chain.
Origin
1930s; earliest use found in Proceedings of the Royal Society of London.
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