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Condensation Reaction is the procees by which two molecules may come together and a molecule of [[Water|water]]  is produced. For example in the [[Polymerisation|during]] the condensation reaction of [[Amino acids|amino acids]], two (or more) [[Amino acids|amino acids]] come together forming a [[dipeptide|dipeptide]] through a [[Peptide_bond|peptide bond]]. One [[Amino acids|amino acid]] loses its OH group while the other loses its H group, therfore producing a [[Water|water]] molecule (H-OH) as one of the products of this reaction.
A condensation reaction occurs when two molecules join together and a molecule of [[Water|water]] is released. One of these molecules must have a hydroxyl group to be released, while the other must have a lone hydrogen atom to be released. 
 
For example, [[Polymerisation|during]] the reaction of [[Amino acids|amino acids]], two amino acids come together to form a [[Dipeptide|dipeptide]] through a [[Peptide bond|peptide bond]]. One [[Amino acids|amino acid]] loses its OH group while the other loses its H group, thereby releasing a [[Water|water]] molecule (H-OH) as the product of this reaction.

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A condensation reaction occurs when two molecules join together and a molecule of water is released. One of these molecules must have a hydroxyl group to be released, while the other must have a lone hydrogen atom to be released. 

For example, during the reaction of amino acids, two amino acids come together to form a dipeptide through a peptide bond. One amino acid loses its OH group while the other loses its H group, thereby releasing a water molecule (H-OH) as the product of this reaction.

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