Explain a glycosidic, peptide and a phosphodiester bond. - Vidyadip

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Explain a glycosidic, peptide and a phosphodiester bond.

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A glycosidic bond is formed between two carbon atoms of two adjacent monosaccharides.
A peptide bond is formed between the carboxyl group of one amino acid and the amino group of the next amino acid.
A phosphodiester bond refers to the bond between a phosphate moiety and the 3' carbon of sugar of one nucleotide on one side and the 5' carbon of the sugar of another nucleotide on the other side.

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