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amino acid
  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.
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “The NK1, kappa opioid, and CCRS receptors all have an amino acid composition similar to rhodopsin near the conserved Pro.”
      “Proteins encoded in overlapping reading frames from the same nucleotides have different levels of amino acid variation.”
      “This amino acid could supply nitrogen, an ingredient of acrylamide, Mottram says.”
aminoacidopathy
  1. (medicine) Any congenital condition which involves a defect in amino acid metabolism and produces hyperaminoacidemia as a consequence.
aminoacylation
  1. (biochemistry) The addition of an aminoacyl group to a compound, especially as part of the process of synthesizing proteins via aminoacyl tRNA synthetase
aminoacyl
  1. (organic chemistry) Any of class of organic radicals, formed by the removal of a hydroxyl group from an amino acid.
aminoaciduria
  1. (medicine) The presence of amino acids in the urine
  2. Examples:
    1. “Iron-overload disease in infants involving fetal growth retardation, lactic acidosis, liver haemosiderosis, and aminoaciduria.”
      Aminoaciduria resulting from vigabatrin administration in children with epilepsy.”
      Aminoaciduria and glycosuria following severe childhood lead poisoning.”
aminoacidemia
  1. (pathology) The presence of amino acids in the blood
aminoamide
  1. (organic chemistry) The amide of an amino acid
aminoacid
  1. Alternative spelling of amino acid
  2. Examples:
    1. “An application for authorisation has been submitted for L-arginine as an aminoacid.”
      “Determination of proximate composition, fatty acid content and aminoacid profile of five lesser-common sea organism from the Mediterranean Sea.”
      “Glutamine is used as an energy source for the brain. It is also the most abundant aminoacid found in the organism and is directly involved in the growth of muscle tissue.”
aminoacylate
  1. (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of an amino acid
aminoacylations
  1. plural of aminoacylation
aminoacidemias
  1. plural of aminoacidemia
aminoacidurias
  1. plural of aminoaciduria
aminoacylates
  1. plural of aminoacylate
amino acids
  1. plural of amino acid
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “There they are converted to fatty acids, amino acids, and glycogen, or else oxidized by the various catabolic pathways of cells.”
      “Precipitation of a peptide in the top agar with subsequent release of amino acids can also lead to confounding results.”
      “The active site of the homodimeric HIV-1 protease includes six amino acids.”
aminoamides
  1. plural of aminoamide
aminoacids
  1. plural of aminoacid
  2. Examples:
    1. “As a consequence, the oxidation of other oxidizable aminoacids within the pocket has to be considered.”
      “In our study, the phytochemical analysis of the extract showed the presence of alkaloids, carbohydrates, proteins, aminoacids, phenols, starch and saponins.”
      “Aim of this study was to test the monoamine oxidase inhibition activity of the same AFA extract and of its constituents phycocyanin and mycosporine-like aminoacids.”
aminoacyls
  1. plural of aminoacyl
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