Meaning of AMINO ACID
| Pronunciation: | | u'meenow'asid
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| Matching Terms: | | amino acid racemization, amino acid sequence, amino-acid racemization
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| | Definition: | | A class of organic chemical compounds that combine to build proteins; 20 basic amino acids in various combinations make up all the proteins in the human body. The body produces many amino acids; those it needs but cannot synthesize are known as essential amino acids and must be obtained through the diet. |
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| | Related Terms: | | alanine, albuminoid, arginine, chromoprotein, dipeptide, glycine, glycoprotein, leucine, lipoprotein, lysine, methionine, nucleoprotein, peptide, phenylalanine, phosphoprotein, proteid, protein, protide, sarcosine, serine, threonine, valine |
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