Amides derived from two or more amino carboxylic acid molecules (the same or different)
by formation of a
covalent bond from the carbonyl carbon of one to the nitrogen atom of another with formal loss
of water. The term is usually applied to structures formed from α-amino acids, but
it includes those derived from any amino carboxylic acid.
(R may be any organyl group, commonly but not necessarily one found in natural amino
acids)
Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1307
(Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on
structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995))
on page 1356
Cite as:
IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by
A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997).
XML on-line corrected version: http://goldbook.iupac.org (2006-) created by M. Nic,
J. Jirat, B. Kosata; updates compiled by A. Jenkins. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8.
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.
