For the answer to the question above asking <span>In aerobic respiration, what is the direct source of energy that ATP synthase uses to synthesize ATP?</span><span>I think this is Proton Gradient. It is t</span><span>he product of the electron transport chain. A higher concentration of </span>protons <span>outside the inner membrane of the mitochondria than inside the membrane is the driving force behind ATP synthesis.</span>
A nucleophilic addition-elimination reaction between the carboxylic group and the amino group bonds the amino acids together.