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Removal of water occurs when
Option: 1
Carboxyl group combines with hydrogen
Option: 2
Hydroxyl group combines with carboxyl group
Option: 3
Hydroxyl group combines with hydrogen
Option: 4
Carboxyl group combines with carbon
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Synthesis of biomolecule - Dehydration Synthesis
- It refers to the condensation reaction wherein monomers are joined via a covalent bond to form the polymer.
- In this reaction, the monomers lose water, hence called dehydration.
- In this reaction, the hydrogen of one monomer combines with the hydroxyl group of another monomer and shares electrons with each other to form a covalent bond.
- Glycosidic bonds in carbohydrates, peptide bonds in proteins and phosphodiester bonds in nucleic acids are the types of covalent bonds that are formed through dehydration synthesis.
Synthesis of a biomolecule
In dehydration synthesis, the hydrogen of one monomer combines with the hydroxyl group of another monomer losing a molecule of water.
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