JEE Main 2023 — Biomolecules Question with Solution
From: JEE Main 2023 (Online) 30th January Evening Shift
Question
A short peptide on complete hydrolysis produces 3 moles of glycine (G), two moles of leucine (L) and two moles of valine (V) per mole of peptide. The number of peptide linkages in it are ________.
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The peptide has seven amino acid units therefore it has six peptide bonds.
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