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Peptides

Definition (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peptides)

Peptides are short polymers of amino acid monomers linked by peptide bonds, the covalent chemical bonds formed between two molecules when the carboxyl group of one molecule reacts with the amino group of the other molecule. (Wikipedia)

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Organic nitrogen compounds
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Approved Date
17-Oct-2012

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