Definitions for "Amino acid"
The building blocks of proteins; the main material of the body's cells. Insulin is made of 51 amino acids joined together.
The building blocks from which proteins are made. Dietary amino acids are classified as essential or non-essential. Essential amino acids (histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, threonine, tryptophan and valine) cannot be manufactured by the body and must be supplied in the diet or ill-health results. The non-essential amino acids are also essential for health, but can be synthesized in the body from the essential amino acids. Arginine, ornithine, cysteine, cystine, taurine and tyrosine are classified as non-essential amino acids but may be essential for individuals with certain diseases or nutritional concerns. A suboptimal intake of the essential amino acids increases the body's need for the non-essential amino acids.
The basic building block of proteins. A molecule with an amine and a carboxylic acid substituent on a single carbon.
coordinate covalent bond gas constant Lewis structure physical property termolecular reaction
Keywords:  kuiper, belt
Kuiper Belt
Keywords:  anode, antibiotic
anode antibiotic
a broad definition that includes a wide variety of substances