condensation
What condensation means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for AQA, OCR.
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Reference: AQA
The joining of two amino acids in which the -COOH of one reacts with the -NH₂ of the next and a molecule of water is lost.
The process is also called condensation because a small molecule, water, is lost.
Topics that use condensation
- Proteins (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
- Carboxylic acids and esters (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- hydrogen bonding
- Acid-catalysed hydrolysis
- Acid–base behaviour of products
- Acyl chlorides as reactive acid derivatives
- building peptides
- By-products sulfur dioxide and hydrogen chloride
- Carboxylate salt formation
- Catalysis by concentrated sulfuric acid
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