Amino acid

Introduction: Amino acid

Description of Amino acid

Amino acid: amino acid
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Amino acid: Organic compounds containing amino (-NH2) and carboxyl (-COOH) groups. In biochemistry, used to refer to the twenty-plus L-alpha-amino acids found in proteins.
Source: Diseases Database

Amino acid: organic acid containing one or more amino groups, especially any of a group that make up proteins and are important to living cells; those that are nonessential can be synthesized by the body while essential acids must be obtained through the diet; there are also several important amino acids, such as the neurotransmitter g-aminobutyric acid, that have no relation to proteins.
Source: CRISP

Amino acid: Organic compounds that generally contain an amino (-NH2) and a carboxyl (-COOH) group. Twenty alpha-amino acids are the subunits which are polymerized to form proteins.
Source: MeSH 2007

Amino acid: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Amino acid:

• Acid

Terms associated with Amino acid:

Related Topics

• Receptors, Amino Acid

Source - MeSH 2007

More specific terms for Amino acid:

• Alanine
• Amino Acid Chloromethyl Ketones
• Amino Acids, Branched-Chain
• Amino Acids, Cyclic
• Amino Acids, Diamino
• Amino Acids, Dicarboxylic
• Amino Acids, Essential
• Amino Acids, Sulfur
• Aminobutyric Acids
• Aminocaproic Acids
• Aminolevulinic Acid
• Canavanine
• Creatine
• Glycine
• Homoserine
• Kynurenine
• Oxamic Acid
• RNA, Transfer, Amino Acyl
• Serine
• Threonine
• Quisqualic Acid
• Excitatory Amino Acids
• Phosphoamino Acids
• Amino Acids, Neutral
• Amino Acids, Acidic
• Amino Acids, Basic

Source - MeSH 2007

• aminobutyrate
• branched chain aminoacid
• carnitine
• citrulline
• creatine
• cyclic aminoacid
• diaminoacid
• excitatory aminoacid
• gamma carboxyglutamate
• haloaminoacid
• hydroxyaminoacid
• N acylaminoacid
• phosphoserine
• primary aminoacid
• selenated sulfur aminoacid
• sulfur aminoacid

Source - CRISP

Broader terms for Amino acid

• organic chemical

Source - CRISP

The term Amino acid can be used for:

• beta alanine
• carbamidoamino acid
• carbamidocarboxylate
• N alkylaminoacid
• N carbamoylaminoacid
• N methylaminoacid
• ureidoamino acid

Source: CRISP

Other terms that may be related to Amino acid:

• carboxylate
• iminoacid
• nitrogen compound

Source: CRISP

The description of Amino acid may also be used for the following terms:

• amino acid

Source: CRISP

For a description of Amino acid, see:

• aminoacid

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Amino acid

The following list attempts to classify Amino acid into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
  • Amino Acids

External links related to: Amino acid

• Travasol Online, Description, Chemistry, Ingredients - Amino Acids (Injection) - RxList Monographs
• amino acids - General Practice Notebook

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