What are dipeptides? Explain.

Explanation

When two amino acids combine and bind through `-CO-NH - ` bond (amide bond or peptide linkage ) are called dipeptides. When amiro group of one amino acid condense with carboxylic acid group of the other, dipeptide bond i.e. ` -CO - NH - ` bond is formed. The resulting compound is called dipeptide.
` H _ 2 N - overset (R ) overset(| ) underset(H) underset( |) C - COOH + H _ 2 N - overset( R ) overset( |) underset( H ) underset(|) C - COOH to ( H _ 2 N - overset( R) overset( |) underset( H) underset( |) C- overset(O) overset( ||) C - overset(H) overset(|) N - overset( R) overset( |) underset( H) underset( |)C- COOH )`