amino acid

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Noun

amino acid (plural amino acids)

1. (organic chemistry) Any organic compound containing both an amino and a carboxylic acid functional group.
2. (biochemistry) Any of the twenty naturally occurring α-amino acids (having the amino, and carboxylic acid groups on the same carbon atom), and a variety of side chains, that combine, via peptide bonds, to form proteins.

Related terms

• imino acid

Translations

• French: acide aminé
• German: Aminosäure
• Italian: amminoacido
• Portuguese: aminoácido
• Russian: аминокислота́
• Spanish: aminoácido

Translations

• French: acide aminé
• German: Aminosäure
• Italian: amminoacido
• Portuguese: aminoácido
• Spanish: aminoácido

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