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🧪 A chemical group 🔬 Containing NH2
amino

amino

2 5.5
Having a group of atoms with one nitrogen and two hydrogen atoms
  • adjective
  • /əˈmiːnoʊ/
  • Specialized
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  • The healthy human body requires a range of amino acids to make proteins to live.
  • amino acids
  • amino acid sequence
  • amino acid residues

So all plants contain all nine essential amino acids.

Examples

  • Our results suggest that molecular factors other than amino acid substitutions in the HA cleavage site may be involved in the pathogenicity of these viruses in domestic ducks.

    Academic text (2015)

  • Protein quality can be determined by its amino acid content and pattern.

    Blog text (19)

  • Often these are associated with amino acid breakdown.

  • Opsins differ in their amino acid sequences.

    Blog text (15)

  • A monoclonal antibody is a specific series of amino acids that recognize and bind to a specific protein, in this case, prions.

    Academic text (1998)

  • Cells can compensate for the removal of non-essential amino acids with the increased glucose uptake and increased activity of amino acid biosynthesis reactions (see Section 7.2).

    Academic text (2017)

  • Amino acids are essential for building proteins in the amino group.

  • Some foods, like meat and beans, are rich in amino acids that our bodies need.

  • L-glutamine is an amino acid that can help with muscle recovery after exercise.

Synonyms

aminic
vsamino
  • Specialized
9.9

Relating to chemicals that contain nitrogen, like ammonia

refers specifically to a single NH2 functional group not the broader nitrogen compounds

Compounds

amino acid
  • Specialized
32 3.4

A small chemical that joins with others to make proteins

essential amino acid
  • Specialized
1 3.6

An amino acid the body cannot make and must get from food

amino group
  • Specialized
4.4

A group of atoms with a nitrogen atom and two hydrogen atoms that joins other molecules

amino plastic
  • Specialized
7.4

A hard, water-resistant plastic used as glue or a coating for paper and wood

amino resin
  • Specialized
6.3

A man-made glue-like material used to coat and stick paper or cloth

hydroxy amino acid
  • Specialized
5.6

A kind of amino acid that has an OH group on its side, like serine or threonine

hydroxy-amino acid
  • Specialized
7.7

An amino acid with a small chemical group of oxygen and hydrogen on its side chain

Surface Forms

amino positive

Etymology

Amino as an adjective comes from the word ammonia, the common chemical made of nitrogen and hydrogen. Saying something is 'amino' means it 'has' or 'relates to' that nitrogen-and-hydrogen group, so the word shows the compound contains that same kind of part.