amino
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- noun
- /əˈmiːnoʊ/
- Specialized
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grupo amino
- The isoelectric point of an amino acid is the pH at which the amino acid has no electric charge.
- amino acid
- amino acid sequence
- amino acid substitution
Examples
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When these foods are combined, all amino acids are available and the diet is adequate in protein.
Academic text (1993) -
Um, uh, does it... does it have the same amino acid sequence as humans?
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It's the A to Z of amino acids.
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Amino acids after you work out or before?
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If they solved it, it would mean the human body could make its own amino acids.
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To grow, shrimp need food that contains amino acids similar to those found in their own proteins.
Academic text (1996) -
We quantified the influence of selected amino acids on cell growth.
Academic text (2017) -
The animals can't manufacture the amino acid, lysine.
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In addition, microbes produce essential vitamins and amino acids that may otherwise be unavailable in leaves.
Academic text (1992) -
Amino acids are essential for building proteins in the human body.
Synonyms
A group of atoms with a nitrogen atom and two hydrogen atoms that joins other molecules
Compounds
- Specialized
A group of atoms with a nitrogen atom and two hydrogen atoms that joins other molecules
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A hard, water-resistant plastic used as glue or a coating for paper and wood
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A kind of amino acid that has an OH group on its side, like serine or threonine
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An amino acid with a small chemical group of oxygen and hydrogen on its side chain
Surface Forms
Etymology
Amino comes from the word ammonia, a common cleaning chemical and a simple molecule made of nitrogen and hydrogen. An 'amino' group is like 'ammonia' with one hydrogen changed, so the name tells you the part has nitrogen and hydrogen, which is why we call that chemical group 'amino'.