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amino acid
:
NOUN
substance
amino acid
,
aminoalkanoic acid
organic compounds
containing an
amino group
and a
carboxylic acid
group
English
>
amino acid
: 1 sense
> noun 1, substance
Meaning
organic compounds
containing an
amino group
and a
carboxylic acid
group
.
Example
"proteins are composed of various proportions of about 20 common
amino acids
"
Synonym
aminoalkanoic acid
Narrower
alanine
A
crystalline
amino acid
that occurs in many
proteins
asparagine
A
crystalline
amino acid
found in
proteins
and in many
plants
(
e.g.
,
asparagus
)
aspartic acid
A
crystalline
amino acid
found in
proteins
and occurring
naturally
in
sugar beets
and
sugar ...
/
sugar cane
canavanine
An
amino acid
found in the
jack bean
citrulline
An
amino acid
that does
not
occur in
proteins
but is an intermediate in the
conversion
of
ornithine
to
arginine
creatine
,
creatin
An
amino acid
that does
not
occur in
proteins
but is found in the
muscle
tissue
of vertebrates
both
in the
free form
and as
phosphocreatine
cysteine
An
amino acid
containing
sulfur
that is found in most
proteins
cystine
A
crystalline
amino acid
found in
proteins
(especially
keratin
)
dopa
,
dihydroxyphenylalanine
amino acid
that is
formed
in the
liver
and
converted
into
dopamine
in the
brain
essential amino acid
An
amino acid
that is
required
by
animals
but that they cannot synthesize
gamma aminobutyric acid
,
GABA
An
amino acid
that is found in the
central nervous system
glutamic acid
,
glutaminic acid
An
amino acid
occurring in
proteins
glutamine
A
crystalline
amino acid
occurring in
proteins
glycine
The
simplest
amino acid
found in
proteins
and the
principal
amino acid
in
sugar ...
/
sugar cane
hydroxyproline
A
crystalline
amino acid
obtained from
gelatin
or
collagen
iodoamino acid
An
amino acid
with
iodine
added
ornithine
An
amino acid
that does
not
occur in
proteins
but is important in the
formation
of
urea
proline
An
amino acid
that is found in many
proteins
(especially
collagen
)
sarcosine
A
sweetish
crystalline
amino acid
serine
A
sweetish
crystalline
amino acid
involved in the
synthesis
by the
body
of
cysteine
thyronine
A
phenolic
amino acid
of which
thyroxine
is a derivative
tyramine
amino acid
derived
from
tyrosine
tyrosine
An
amino acid
found in most
proteins
Broader
organic compound
Any
compound
of
carbon
and another
element
or a radical
Substance of
protein
Any of a
large
group
of
nitrogenous
organic compounds
that are essential
constituents
of living
cells
Spanish
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