In chemistry, how do amino acids form proteins?

The chemistry of amino acid side chains is critical to protein structure because these side chains can bond with one another to hold a length of protein in a certain shape or conformation. Charged amino acid side chains can form ionic bonds, and polar amino acids are capable of forming hydrogen bonds. read more

Amino acids form peptides through dehydration synthesis, after which they can fold into secondary structures like beta sheets or alpha helixes, after which they can conform into the protein they need too. read more

In an α helix, the amino acids get oriented in such a manner that the carbonyl, C=O \text{C=O} C=O, group of the nth amino acid can form a hydrogen bond with the amido, N-H, group of the (n+4) th \text{(n+4)}^\text{th} (n+4) th left parenthesis, n, plus, 4, right parenthesis, start superscript, t, h, end superscript amino acid. read more

Amino acids. Amino acids are the building blocks (monomers) of proteins. Twenty different amino acids are used to make the body's proteins. Of these nine are called essential (meaning they can only be obtained from the food we eat) and eleven are non-essential (they may be synthesised in the body though they are usually obtained from food). Amino acids have the general structural molecular formula -NH 2 CHRCOOH. read more