EdSmith77 t1_jd8hyzy wrote on March 22, 2023 at 4:23 PM

Reply to Before forming a peptide bond the amino acid contains a carboxyl group, which reacts with the amine group to produce a peptide bond and water is produced. What is the name for the new groups in an amino residue within a polypeptide, if there are any? Especially the C=O left from the carboxyl group? by flowergirlhyuck

If I understand your question, the group formed between the amine and carboxyl group with loss of a water molecule is called an amide. (I tried to parse what you meant by "new groups", and "C=O left from the carboxyl group"). The "C=O left from the carboxyl group" is part of the new group ("amide").

EdSmith77 t1_jc24psa wrote on March 13, 2023 at 2:22 PM

Reply to How does viral RNA encode both the capsule and the RNA? by not_my_usual_name

Viral RNA typically will code for multiple different proteins in one strand of RNA. So for example the HIV viral RNA is thousands of bases, and codes for many proteins (protease, reverse transcriptase, capsid, etc.).