Formation of Amide Links from Amino Acids

Hard Organic Chemistry Biological Molecules

Consider the following structure of a simple amino acid:

Amino Acid Structure

If the amino acid shown were to undergo a specific reaction leading to the formation of a molecule that contains an amide link, which of the following reactions would most likely take place?

Condensation reaction between the amino acid and a carboxylic acid.

Hydrolysis of an ester formed from the amino acid.

Dehydration synthesis between two amino acids.

Reduction of the amino acid yielding an alcohol.

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