peptide hormone
Glucagon is released when blood sugar levels drop too low. It stimulates the liver to convert glycogen to glucose, therefore increasing blood sugar levels. It is a hormone agonist (i.e. binds to a receptor in a cell and triggers a response).Its opposing hormone is insulin, an antagonist which is release when blood sugar levels climb too high.
Steroid hormones are composed of lipids.
the drug that increases basic metabolic rate like thyroxine
The testes excrete a hormone called testosterone.
dehydration synthesis
Peptide bonds
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Peptide bonds
A bond formed during translation is a peptide bond. It forms between the amino acids in the growing polypeptide chain being synthesized by the ribosome. The formation of the peptide bond occurs through a condensation reaction between the amino group of one amino acid and the carboxyl group of another amino acid.
An autocoid is any kind of hormone or similar compound.
Adrenaline
Amino acids are joined by peptide bonds. A peptide bond is a covalent bond that forms between two amino acids when the carboxyl group (COOH) of one amino acid reacts with the amino group (NH2) of the other amino acid, resulting in a C-N bond, which is a peptide bond. Click on the related link below to see an image of a peptide bond.