Where does the energy to form the peptide bond between two amino acids come from?

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Gisselle Garrison

Chemistry

31 January, 10:36

Where does the energy to form the peptide bond between two amino acids come from?

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The energy to form a peptide bond comes from our food. Our cells go through cellular respiration, which is a process that converts the complex foods molecules into ATP (the energy storing molecule). With that ATP stored is possible to use to form the peptide bond.