What type of reaction is necessary to produce a dipeptide from individual amino acids?

A) dehydration reaction
B) hydrolysis reaction
C) denaturation
D) Dipeptides are not formed from amino acids.
E) None of the answer choices will form a dipeptide.

Dipeptide

A molecule consisting of two amino acids joined by a single peptide bond.

Dehydration Reaction

A chemical reaction in which two molecules are joined together with the removal of water, common in the synthesis of organic compounds.

Hydrolysis Reaction

Splitting of a chemical bond by the addition of water, with the H+ going to one molecule and the OH− going to the other.