MDCAT Biology MCQ #802

Certain antibiotics work by inhibiting the formation of the linkage between the carboxylic group of one amino acid and the amino group of another. Name this bond.

MDCAT Biology MCQ #802

  1. Question 1

    Q1. Certain antibiotics work by inhibiting the formation of the linkage between the carboxylic group of one amino acid and the amino group of another. Name this bond.

    • A) Glycosidic bonds
    • B) Phosphodiester bonds
    • C) Ester linkages
    • D) Peptide bonds

    Answer: Peptide bonds

    Explanation: Peptide bonds (C-N) link amino acids in proteins. Glycosidic bonds link sugars, and phosphodiester bonds link nucleotides in DNA/RNA.