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amino acid
noun
(a-mi-no ac-id)
organic compounds containing an amino group and a carboxylic acid group
Synonyms:
aminoalkanoic acid,
Examples:
Proteins are composed of various proportions of about 20 common amino acids.
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aminoalkanoic acid
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cysteine
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enzyme
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glutamine
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leucine
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tyrosine
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alanine
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arginine
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histidine
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fatty acid
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phenylalanine
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glutamic acid
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essential amino acid
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asparagine
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hydroxyproline
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glycosylation
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molecule
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bile acid
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gluconeogenesis
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gamma aminobutyric acid
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globin
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triphosphate
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lipase
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adenine
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glycoside
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amino acid
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