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SPECIAL BONDS CONNECTING AMINO ACIDS
There are various chemical bonds their features are totally different.
that hold atoms and molecules to- There is no natural cause whatso-
gether. There are three types of ever that necessitates their need
bonds: ionic bonds, covalent for the same heat.
bonds and weak bonds. Covalent Despite this, both of the chemical
bonds hold the atoms within the bonds can be formed in a narrow
amino acids, the building blocks of heat range. If covalent bonds and
proteins. Weak bonds keep the weak bonds functioned in different
amino acid chain stable in its fold- heat bonds, the protein formation
ed special three dimensional in living beings would still be im-
form. In other words, in the ab- possible. In other words, the heat
sence of weak bonds, it would be range in which the covalent bonds
impossible for the proteins, which that form the acid sequence can
come into existence from amino be formed were not proper for
acids, to take their three-dimen- weak bonds, protein could not
sional functional forms. In an envi- take its final three dimensional
ronment where proteins are ab- form, and it would remain as an
sent, it would not be possible to ineffective and meaningless
speak of life. chain. Similarly, if covalent bonds
Both covalent bonds and weak could not be formed in a heat
bonds need a certain heat range. where weak bonds could be
Miraculously, this is just the heat formed, even a protein chain
range that exists in the world. would not appear, for amino acids
However the structures of weak would not connect.
bonds and covalent bonds and

Hydrogen bond
Hydrophobic bond

Ionic bond

Covalent
bond