A student researches the biochemical reactions, functional groups, and structural bonds that define key biological macromolecules in living organisms.
Which statement regarding the synthesis, structure, or breakdown of these biological molecules is correct?
The formation of a peptide bond is a condensation reaction between the amine group of one amino acid and the carboxyl group of another, requiring the addition of a water molecule to stabilize the covalent bond.
A triglyceride molecule is a polymer synthesized from three fatty acids and one glycerol molecule via three condensation reactions, resulting in the formation of three ester bonds.
During the synthesis of a polynucleotide, each phosphodiester bond is formed via a condensation reaction between the phosphate group attached to the 5′5'5′ carbon of one nucleotide sugar and the hydroxyl group on the 3′3'3′ carbon of the adjacent nucleotide sugar.
Hydrolysis of sucrose, a reducing disaccharide, yields glucose and fructose monomers by using a molecule of water to cleave the β\betaβ-1,4-glycosidic bond.
