Look up: amino-acid

1. Amino Acid
   Compound containing both an amino and a carboxylic acid group.The --NH2 group. For more information see:Amino Acids
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2. amino acid
   unit molecule from which proteins are constructed by polymerization.
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3. Amino acid
   Any of 20 basic building blocks of proteins-- composed of a free amino (NH2) end, a free carboxyl (COOH) end, and a side group (R).
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4. Amino acid
   The chemical units of which all proteins are composed. There are many in existence but only 20 are common to the proteins of living organisms.
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5. amino acid
   [n] - organic compounds containing an amino group and a carboxylic acid group
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6. Amino acid
   Any of various organic acids containing both an amino group and a carboxyl group, especially any of the 20 or more compounds that link together to form proteins.
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7. Amino Acid
   Building blocks of proteins. There are 20 different amino acids. Each protein consists of a specific sequence of amino acids.
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8. Amino Acid
   Amino acids are molecules that contain at least one amine group (-NH₂) and at least one carboxylic acid group (-COOH). When these groups are both attached to the same carbon, the acid is an -amino acid.Amino acids are the basic building blocks of proteins.There are about 20 naturally occu...
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9. amino acid
   (Learning Modules / Biology / DNA / Glossary) Building blocks of proteins, there are about 20 different amino acids.
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10. Amino Acid
    Compound containing both an amino and a carboxylic acid group.The --NH2 group.
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11. Amino acid
    A large class of substances with molecules including the amino and carboxyl groups.In the human body, amino acids are joined together to form long chains as part of the structures of proteins. Because they possess two functional groups, amino acids exhibit both acidic and basic characteristics. Each amino acid has an abbreviation when in a protein chain, so that the protein GlyAlaVal would indicate that a molecule of Glycine is joined to one of Alanine which is in turn joined to one of Valine. A list of the more common amino acids are given below:
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12. amino acid
    Amino acids are molecules that contain at least one amine group (-NH2) and at least one carboxylic acid group (-COOH). When these groups are both attached to the same carbon, the acid is an -amino acid. -amino acids are the basic building blocks of proteins.
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13. Amino Acid
    A large class of substances with molecules including the amino and carboxyl groups.In the human body, amino acids are joined together to form long chains as part of the structures of proteins. Because they possess two functional groups, amino acids exhibi
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14. Amino acid
    Monomer containing an amino group and a carboxyl group that is polymerised to form peptide and protein chains. Typically, peptide/protein-forming amino acids have the amino and carboxyl groups attached to the same carbon atom (the alpha carbon) and are designated alpha amino acids. A variable substituent on the alpha carbon generates different amin…
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15. Amino acid
    Amino acid: One of the 20 building blocks of protein. The sequence of amino acids in a protein and, hence, the function of that protein are determined by the genetic code in the DNA. Amino acids are molecules that (in technical terms) contain a basic amino (NH2) group, an acidic carboxyl (COOH) grou...
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16. amino acid
    <biochemistry> A class of organic molecules that containing an amino group and can combine in linear arrays to form proteins in living organisms. ... There are twenty common amino acids: alanine, arginine, aspargine, aspartic acid, cysteine, glutamic acid, glutamine, glycine, histidine, isoleu...
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17. amino acid
    aminoalkanoic acid noun organic compounds containing an amino group and a carboxylic acid group; `proteins are composed of various proportions of about 20 common amino acids`
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18. amino acid
    any of a class of organic compounds containing the amino (NH2) and the carboxyl (COOH) groups, occurring naturally in plant and animal tissues and forming the chief constituents of protein. Twenty amino acids are necessary for protein synthesis. Eleven (the nonessential amino acids) can be synthesized by the human body and thus are n...
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19. amino acid
    any of a group of organic molecules that consist of a basic amino group (NH2), an acidic carboxyl group (COOH), and an organic R group (or side ... [39 related articles]
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20. amino acid
    any organic compound containing an amino (-NH2 and a carboxyl (- COOH) group. The 20 a-amino acids listed in the accompanying table are the amino acids from which proteins are synthesized by formation of peptide bonds during ribosomal translation of messenger RNA; all except glycine, which is not op...
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21. amino acid
    (AA, aa) Type: Term Pronunciation: ă-mē′nō as′id Definitions: 1. An organic acid in which one of the hydrogen atoms on a carbon atom has been replaced by NH₂. Usually refers to an aminocarboxylic acid. However, taurine is also an amino acid.
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22. amino acid
    Type: Term See: amino acid
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23. Amino Acid
    Organic nitrogen containing acids which are used to construct proteins.
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24. amino acid
    Any of a class of 20 molecules that are combined to form proteins in living things. The sequence of amino acids in a protein and hence protein function are determined by the genetic code.
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25. Amino acid
    Any of a class of 20 molecules that are combined to form proteins in living things. The sequence of amino acids in a protein and hence protein function are determined by the genetic code.
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