Answer:
In the synthesis of a 200 amino acid protein, the molecule that is removed during the dehydration synthesis is water and, in this case, 199 water molecules have been removed.
Explanation:
Dehydration synthesis is a reaction through which polymers are formed by the union of monomers.
The formation of proteins is carried out by means of a dehydration synthesis reaction, where amino acids are joined in a consecutive way, uniting by peptide bonds. In this reaction, for each bond formed, one water molecule is lost.
The peptide bond occurs between the carboxyl of one amino acid and the amino terminal of another:
COOH + NH₂ -----→ CO-NH + H₂O.
When a protein of 200 amino acids is formed, a total of 199 H₂O molecules are lost in the reaction, as this is the total number of peptide bonds formed.
