amino acids

1. Basic organic molecules (see also organic molecule ) that combine to form proteins . Amino acids are made up of hydrogen , carbon , oxygen , and nitrogen . Some examples of amino acids are lysine, phenylalanine, and tryptophan.

Notes

Amino acids are the basic molecular building blocks of proteins.

Example Sentences

Comets contain amino acids, which are organic compounds that include the raw ingredients for proteins that make for living things.

From The Daily Beast

The premise is this: turkey is chock-full of a soporific essential amino acid, tryptophan, one of the 22 essential amino acids.

From The Daily Beast

She cut out amino acids and other slightly toxic chemicals found in many foods we consume every day.

From The Daily Beast

Egg whites have all the essential amino acids and can be boiled and eaten on the go.

From The Daily Beast

Thus the proteins are digested down to the amino acids and these diffuse into the blood as demonstrated by Folin and by Van Slyke.

From Project Gutenberg

The different proteins differ in regard to the different types of amino acids which they contain.

From Project Gutenberg

These transformed substances are known as amino acids, the production of which is a result of digestion in the digestive tract.

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It is not known whether there is any similar relation of amino-acids to the functions of different proteins in plant metabolism.

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Hence, the number of possible combinations of amino-acids into protein molecules is very great.

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