amino acids
group of organic compounds, basic constituents of proteins amino acid organic compound from which proteins are made | ||||
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Amino acids Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Amino acids
Description: 20 different amino acids are the fundamental building blocks of proteins.
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Description: 20 different amino acids are the fundamental building blocks of proteins.
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| Glossary of Marine Biology |
Amino acids.
Basic structural unit of proteins
Basic structural unit of proteins
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Amino Acids
Chief components and determinants of the characteristics of a protein; the building blocks of living tissues. Eighteen different amino acids commonly occur in our food supply and eight are considered essential because the body cannot make them.
Chief components and determinants of the characteristics of a protein; the building blocks of living tissues. Eighteen different amino acids commonly occur in our food supply and eight are considered essential because the body cannot make them.
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amino acids
defined: A group of 20 different kinds of small molecules that link together in long chains to form proteins. Often referred to as the "building blocks" of proteins.
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Dr. Lawrence Brody, of the National Human Genome Research Institute's Genetic and Molecular Biology Branch, defines amino acids.
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defined: A group of 20 different kinds of small molecules that link together in long chains to form proteins. Often referred to as the "building blocks" of proteins.
explained: Listen to a detailed explanation.
Dr. Lawrence Brody, of the National Human Genome Research Institute's Genetic and Molecular Biology Branch, defines amino acids.
illustrated: View illustration
related terms: protein
Amino acids Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Amino Acids, Branched-Chain
Amino acids which have a branched carbon chain
Amino acids which have a branched carbon chain
Amino Acids, Cyclic
Class of amino acids characterized by a closed ring structure
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Amino Acids
(uh-MEE-noh ASS-udz)
The basic building blocks of proteins. The body makes many amino acids. Others come from food and the body breaks them down for use by cells. See also Protein.
(uh-MEE-noh ASS-udz)
The basic building blocks of proteins. The body makes many amino acids. Others come from food and the body breaks them down for use by cells. See also Protein.
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AMINO ACIDS
Any of a class of nitrogen-containing acids. Some 22 amino acids are commonly found in animals and humans. Chains of amino acids synthesized by living systems are called polypeptides (up to about 50 amino acids) and proteins (more than 50 amino acids). See Peptide; Proteins.
Any of a class of nitrogen-containing acids. Some 22 amino acids are commonly found in animals and humans. Chains of amino acids synthesized by living systems are called polypeptides (up to about 50 amino acids) and proteins (more than 50 amino acids). See Peptide; Proteins.
Amino acids Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
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AMINO ACIDS
Components of proteins. They are soluble in water and contain an amino (NH2) group.
Components of proteins. They are soluble in water and contain an amino (NH2) group.
Amino acids Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Amino acid
In chemistry, an amino acid is a molecule that contains both amine and carboxyl functional groups. In biochemistry, this term refers to alpha-amino acids with the general formula H2NCHRCOOH, where R is an organic substituent. In the alpha amino acids, the amino and carboxylate groups are attached to the same carbon, which is called the α–carbon. The various alpha amino acids differ in which side chain (R group) is attached to their alpha carbon. They can vary in size from just a hydrogen atom in glycine, through a methyl group in alanine, to a large heterocyclic group in tryptophan.
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