Amino Acid
Of organic compound and protein. May also be referred to as aminoalkanoic acid.
Organic compounds containing an amino group and a carboxylic acid group; "proteins are composed of various proportions of about 20 common amino acids".
This concept's ID is @1~73749
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- essential amino acid
An amino acid that is required by animals but that they cannot synthesize;...
- iodoamino acid
An amino acid with iodine added.
- dopa
Amino acid that is formed in the liver and converted into dopamine in the brain.
- 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).
- canavanine
An amino acid found in the jack bean.
- proline
An amino acid that is found in many proteins (especially collagen).
- aspartic acid
A crystalline amino acid found in proteins and occurring naturally in sugar beets...
- gamma aminobutyric acid
An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system; acts as an inhibitory...
- tyrosine
An amino acid found in most proteins; a precursor of several hormones.
- tyramine
Amino acid derived from tyrosine; has a sympathomimetic action; found in chocolate and...
- citrulline
An amino acid that does not occur in proteins but is an intermediate in the conversion...
- cystine
A crystalline amino acid found in proteins (especially keratin); discovered in bladder ...
- cysteine
An amino acid containing sulfur that is found in most proteins; oxidizes on exposure to...
- sarcosine
A sweetish crystalline amino acid.
- thyronine
A phenolic amino acid of which thyroxine is a derivative.
- glutamic acid
An amino acid occurring in proteins; important in the nitrogen metabolism of plants;...
- glutamine
A crystalline amino acid occurring in proteins; important in protein metabolism.
- hydroxyproline
A crystalline amino acid obtained from gelatin or collagen.
- glycine
The simplest amino acid found in proteins and the principal amino acid in sugar cane.
- ornithine
An amino acid that does not occur in proteins but is important in the formation of ur...
- serine
A sweetish crystalline amino acid involved in the synthesis by the body of cysteine.
- creatine
An amino acid that does not occur in proteins but is found in the muscle tissue of vertebrates...