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Congressman Baxter, I know you will want to support our application to clear-cut the old growth timber in the Great Northern forest. After all, surely you don't want the media to find out about that affair you've been having with a certain Capitol Hill intern.


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Amino Acids

Organic compounds that serve as the building blocks for proteins, containing both an amino group and a carboxyl group.

R Groups

The variable side chain attached to the alpha carbon of an amino acid that determines the amino acid's properties and its role in protein structure and function.

Peptide Bond

A distinctive covalent carbon-to-nitrogen bond that links amino acids in peptides and proteins.

Condensation Reaction

A chemical reaction where two molecules combine to form a single molecule, releasing a small molecule as a byproduct, such as water.

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