Simple organic compounds, made up of a basic group and an acidic carboxyl group. The "building blocks" for growth and repair of the horse's bones, muscles, and other structures. Horses are able to make most amino acids in their digestive tract. It is believed that only 10 amino acids are required to be supplied to the horse in the feed. The addition of amino acids to animal diets may improve weight gain and feed efficiency by maximising the use of protein from feed ingredients.

Horse can not manufacture these amino acids. Need to be in the food or supplemented. ISOLEUCINE, LEUCINE, LYSINE, METHIONINE, PHENYLALANINE, THREONINE, TRYPTOPHAN, VALINE.

Horse can manufacture these amino acids in their body. ALANINE, ASPARTIC ACID, L-CARNITINE, CYSTINE, GLYCINE, GLUTAMIC ACID, HISTIDINE, ORNITHINE, ORNITHINE ALPHA-KETOGLUTARATE, PROLINE, SERINE, TAURINE, TYROSINE

Small chemical building blocks that join together to form proteins: there are 20 common amino acids which join in different combinations to make up proteins.

Organic compounds that link together to build the proteins our bodies are made of.

Synthesized by plants from nitrogen, carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen. Used to construct proteins.

A group of compounds that make up the building blocks of proteins.

Chief components and determinants of the characteristics of a protein; the building blocks of living tissues. Eighteen different amino acids commonly occur in our food supply and eight are considered essential because the body cannot make them.

The essential building blocks of Proteins, nine of which cannot be manufactured by the body and therefore have to be obtained through food intake.

The most basic building blocks of all life. Amino acids are molecules that contain both amino and carboxylic acid functional groups.

organic acids bearing -NH group; building blocks of proteins.

The building blocks of proteins. There are 20 common amino acids found in proteins.

A group of chemical compounds that forms the basic structural units of all proteins. There are 20 different amino acids that make up all the proteins in humans. Of these, 12 can be made by the body, because they do not need to be obtained from the diet. The other eight, the essential amino acids, cannot be made by the body and must be obtained from the diet. The 20 amino acids that make up proteins also occur free within cells and in body fluids. In addition, there are more than 200 other amino acids that are not found in proteins but which play an important part in chemical reactions within cells.

the main components of protein. They are made up primarily from nitrogen and carbohydrates.

nitrogen containing compounds that are the building blocks from which proteins are made.

molecules containing an amino group (-NH2), a carboxyl group (-COOH), a hydrogen atom, and a functional group designated R, all bonded to a central carbon atom; the building blocks of proteins.

substances used by the body to build the proteins that form the base of skin, hair, and nails. Added to shampoos and conditioners, they effectively fill-in the cracks in the hair shaft.

Organic molecules that are the building blocks of proteins. There are some two hundred known amino acids, of which twenty are used extensively in living organisms.

The essential building blocks of Proteins mainly obtained through food like soybean, pulses, fish, etc.

any one of a large group of organic compounds; the end product of protein hydrolysis.

Any of a class of nitrogen-containing acids. Some 22 amino acids are commonly found in animals and humans. Chains of amino acids synthesized by living systems are called polypeptides (up to about 50 amino acids) and proteins (more than 50 amino acids). See Peptide; Proteins.

Building blocks of which proteins are constructed. End product of protein digestion. Some must be supplied by diet. Complete proteins are foods that provide the balance of essential amino acids.

components of proteins (essential amino acids those that cannot be made in the body and so are essential in the diet)

Building blocks of protein molecules necessary for every bodily process. The body does not produce essential amino acids, which are necessary for growth and development, but must obtain them through the diet. Nonessential amino acids are those that the body synthesizes itself. Growth Hormone is a complex molecule composed of 191 amino acids.• Main Glossary• Previous Page

Any one of a group of complex substances in living organisms that are linked together to form the proteins that make up living matter.

the basic units of proteins, each amino acid has a NH-C(R)-COOH structure, with a variable R group. There are altogether 20 types of naturally occurring amino acids.

The essential components of protein. These are the building blocks of the all the cells in the body. There are about 20 different amino acids that occur in the human body.

building blocks for collagen and elastin, such as lecithin.

organic compound constituents of proteins, composed of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen and sometimes sulfur

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.

Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen compounds the composition of which are determined by genes.

Organic molecules that serve as the basic units of proteins (proteins are long chains of amino acids).

Aminohappo Aminosyra Carboxylic acid that contains an amino group (NH2-)

The building blocks of protein, the body needs these to make and repair cells and control metabolism. The body can manufacture some amino acids itself, but others must be obtained from food.

The basic building blocks of protein. Our bodies need 20 different amino acids to function, 9 cannot be made by your body, they need to be obtained from food.

An organic compound that is essential as a building block of proteins.

Group of nitrogen-containing chemical compounds that form the basic structural units of proteins.

The nitrogen containing units from which proteins are formed. There are 22 known amino acids.

Organic acids carrying amino groups. The L-forms of about 20 common amino acids are the components from which proteins are made.

a group of water soluble organic compounds that are the chief components of proteins. Amino acids are synthesized by cells or obtained from food.

A building block of proteins.There are over twenty different types of amino acids. A long string of amino acids form a protein.

the basic chemical structural units of proteins

Amino acids combine to form proteins and when proteins are digested amino acids remain – amino acids are either essential (obtained through the diet) or non-essential (made by the body from the essential amino acids).

The main components and determinants of the characteristics of a protein; the major building blocks of living tissues. Eighteen amino acids commonly occur in the food supply and eight of these are considered essential for humans because they cannot be produced in our systems. Soybeans contain some level of each of these eight essential amino acids.

the organic compounds from which proteins are constructed; there are twenty-two known amino acids, but only nine are indispensable nutrients for man: histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, total S-containing amino acids, total aromatic amino acids, threonine, tryptophan, and valine.

are the basic molecules that form proteins.

Nitrogen - containing molecules, or "building blocks", which are basic constituents or proteins.

Any organic acid containing one or more amino groups (NH2) and a carboxyl group (CO2H); forming the essential components of proteins.

A bump thing block or proteins. There are 20 different kinds or naturally occurring amino acids.

A building block of proteins. There are 20 different kinds of naturally occurring amino acids.

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Chemical substances, found in foods and produced in the body, which are used to build protein.

Used to build protein in the body. The protein we eat is digested to free the amino acids which then build other proteins in the body.

Components of protein that are essential to development and life. There are over 25 different types of Amino Acids. Various breeds of animals (including pot belly pigs) require various and different Amino Acids during different stages of growth.

The simplest unit or ‘building block’ of proteins. There are 20 different amino acids, of which 12 are formed naturally in the body. The other 8 must be provided in the diet and are called the essential amino acids.

Molecules which, when linked together, form proteins.

20 molecules that contain nitrogen and together form the building blocks of proteins.

The building blocks proteins. The body makes many amino acids but others are required from nutrients in order to manufacture proteins in the liver. Within the small intestine ingested proteins are broken down into amino acids which can then be absorbed by the small intestinal cells.

Small organic molecules which are the building blocks of peptides and proteins.

The building blocks of proteins. There are 20 common amino acids that make up virtually all proteins.

Basic structural unit of proteins.

Organic molecules that make up proteins. The human body requires 20 amino acids to function properly. Essential amino acids are supplied by food and non-essential amino acids (including crea-tine) are produced within the body.

Small chemical compounds that are the building blocks of proteins.

Organic molecules that link together to form proteins.

The building blocks of proteins. They all have the same carbon backbone structure but differ from one another according to the individual side chain. Only 20 of the naturally occurring amino acids are commonly found in proteins.

The building blocks of proteins. In vertebrates, there are 20 amino acids. In a gene, each amino acid is encoded by a sequence of 3 nucleotides (triplet) that instructs the cell to insert that amino acid in a specific position as the protein is assembled. No triplet encodes for more than one amino acid but different triplets encode for the same amino acid.

are the building blocks of proteins. Proteins make up the bulk of a cell's structure, and can serve as enzymes for catalyzing cellular reactions.

Organic (carbon-containing) acids that the body links to make proteins. Nine amino acids are termed essential, because they must be provided in diet; the body produces the remaining 11 as they are needed.

Organic compounds which are the building blocks of proteins. The body can manufacture nine of these but must obtain eleven others through food intake.

organic chemical compounds from which all proteinsare made.

Chemical compounds that are the main components of protein and are used by the cells of the body to support life.

the building block of proteins. There are 20 different kinds of amino acids. A protein consists of a specific sequence of amino acids. Amino acids are the building blocks for peptides and proteins.

Organic molecules which form the basis for building the proteins that direct metabolism in living creatures.

biomonomers; the building blocks of proteins. Living organisms have basically 20 different kinds of amino acids.

compounds that link together to form proteins. A deficiency of amino acids may have an effect on hair growth.

A group of chemicals best known as the building blocks of proteins. Plants and many microbes can make their own amino acids, while animals need certain essential amino acids in their diets. ( see also)

Chemical compounds that are the building blocks of all proteins. Human proteins are made up of 20- amino acids, nine of which are 'essential', or 'indispensable', and can only be obtained from the diet.

The subunits ( monomers) from which proteins ( polymers) are assembled. Each amino acid consists of an amino functional group, and a carboxyl acid group, and differs from other amino acids by the composition of an R group. PICTURE

Any of 22 nitrogen-containing organic compounds that are the building blocks for making proteins and growing muscle. Examples of amino acids includes Arginine, Ornithine, etc. Amino acids are classified as "essential" (which means the body cannot produce them and they must be obtained from a person's dietary intake) or "nonessential" (which means that a healthy body has the ability to produce some amount). "Nonessential" does not mean "unimportant." Most people who take supplements of the essential amino acids also take supplements of the nonessential amino acids. [Also see L-forms

Building blocks of proteins. There are twenty common amino acids: alanine, arginine, asparagine, aspartic acid, cysteine, glutamic acid, glutamine, glycine, histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, proline, serine, threonine, tryptophan, tyrosine, and valine.

There are 22 known amino acids. The construction material from which protein is made. There are two groups, essential: The critically important amino acid which the body can not manufacturer such as lysine, trypthophan, leucine methionine, phenylalanie and valine. Non-essential amino acids which the body can manufacturer such as cystein, cystine, tyrosine, arginie glutamic acid ect.. Any amino acid can be considered essential under conditions of stress, disease, trauma, intense sporting activity, poor diet and malnutrition. Biotin Biotin is a water soluble vitamin classified as a B complex vitamin. It functions as a co-enzyme and is normally produced by healthy intestinal bacteria. Biotin helps maintain healthy skin and hooves including the hoof wall, sole, frog and white line. Biotin therapy is long term and can take up to six months to one year to show improvement. Biotin has been around for 60 years and is not known to be toxic. No toxicity has been reported in human use with daily doses up to 200 mg. Biotin has been the main active ingredient in horse hoof products for many years.

The building blocks of proteins. There are non-essential amino acids, those we can make in our bodies, and essential amino acids, those we can not make but must get them from our diet. Amino acids are not only important in the synthesis of protein, but also function in transmission of neural pulses, and are part of the antioxidant front battling oxidative stress.

The basic building blocks of proteins; organic compounds containing an acidic carboxyl ( COOH) group, a basic amino ( NH2) group, and a distinctive side group (“” group) that varies in each amino acid and that determines the individual chemical properties of each. Twenty common amino acids are found in proteins.

A group of compounds that serve as the building blocks from which protein and muscle are made.

the building blocks of which proteins are constructed, and the end product of protein digestion.

the basic building blocks of proteins; there are twenty different types linked together in different sequences to form different proteins.

The building blocks of proteins. A group of nitrogen containing organic acids that when combined in linked chains form proteins.

There are 20 different amino acids, which are often called the "building blocks" of proteins. Amino acids link together in long chains to form proteins in the body.

A group of 20 different kinds of small molecules that link together in long chains to form proteins. Often referred to as the "building blocks" of proteins. The sequence of amino acids in a protein determines the structure and function of the protein.

The building blocks of protein. Twenty-two amino acids are necessary for life. See also essential amino acid and nonessential amino acid.

Small molecules that join together to create complex proteins.

the subunits of a polypeptide chain or a protein. Many amino acids bonded together form a polypeptide chain which becomes a protein.

The building blocks from which protein is made and into which it is broken down during digestion.

Small molecules that are the building blocks of proteins.

A compound containing an amino group and a carboxylic acid group. Amino acids are important components of cells which make up proteins. Some can be synthesized while others obtained through the diet.

Amino acids function as the building blocks of proteins. Chemically, amino acids are organic compounds containing an amino (NH2) group and a carboxyl (COOH) group. Amino acids are classified as essential, nonessential and conditionally essential. If body synthesis is inadequate to meet metabolic need, an amino acid is classified as essential and must be supplied as part of the diet. Essential amino acids include leucine, isoleucine, valine, tryptophan, phenylalanine, methionine, threonine, lysine, histidine and possibly arginine. Nonessential amino acids can be synthesized by the body in adequate amounts, and include alanine, aspartic acid, asparagine, glutamic acid, glutamine, glycine, proline and serine. Conditionally essential amino acids become essential under certain clinical conditions.

Chemical substances found in foods and produced by the body that are commonly called the building blocks of protein. There are 21 amino acids, which are classified as either nonessential (ones the body can manufacture) or essential (ones which can only be derived from food). Nonessential amino acids include alanine, argine, asparagine, aspartic acid, cysteine, glutamic acid, glutamine, glycine, proline, serine, taurine and tyrosine. Essential amino acids include histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, threonine, tryptophan and valine.

Over 80 amino acids are know, but only 20-22 are needed to sustain human health Essential amino acids are those that must be obtained from the diet and cannot be made from other amino acids or by other human biochemical processes. There are nine known essential amino acids and a couple that are conditionally essential and that can be made only under certain circumstances

The building blocks of protein, most (of 20) are made by the body but 8 are not

These are the building blocks of protein. They all contain nitrogen, oxygen, carbon, and hydrogen. Amino acids are either essential or non essential.

The "building blocks of life" of which proteins are constructed. Amino acids are any of a class of 20 molecules linked together by chemical bonds to form polypeptide chains. Proteins are made from chains of polypeptides that are linked together, the sequence of amino acids/polypeptides in a protein determines the type of protein and thus the function of that protein.

the building blocks of protein; compounds used by the body to form proteins.

The building blocks of protein. They are small "sub-units" which combine and coil up to form a complete protein.

Building blocks of proteins. There are 20 common amino acids used to construct proteins.

the building blocks or chief structure of proteins; several are essential in human nutrition.

A class of organic compounds that are building blocks from which protein is constructed.

Amino acids are substances produced by the baby and used as building blocks in the developing embryo. They are an organic chemical compound composed of one or more basic amino groups and one or more acidic carboxyl groups. There are more than 100 naturally occuring amino acids, of which 20 form the building blocks of peptides, polypeptides and proteins.

The basic building blocks of proteins, which link together in chains of varied lengths to produce an infinite variety of proteins. Scientists know of over 20different amino acids.

A class of biological molecules, 20 of which serve as the building blocks of proteins.

Nitrogen containing organic acids that are building blocks to form proteins. Amino acids contain one or more amino (-NH2) groups, a carboxyl group (-COOH), and possibly sulfur.

The building blocks of proteins. Twenty different amino acids are found in human proteins; examples include lysine and methionine.

molecules that contain an amino group (NH2) and a carboxyl group (HCO2) with a subunit coming off of the alpha carbon (the carbon between the amino and carboxyl group). There are twenty natural amino acids and they serve as the building blocks of proteins. .

building blocks of protein. There are 24 different amino acids that combine to form various proteins.

The substances which make up (the building blocks) of proteins.

The building blocks of proteins that determine their shape and function.

Organic compounds which occur naturally in plant and animal tissues and form the chief constituents of protein.

a group of 20 different organic molecules when link together in various ways make up proteins. Each possesses both carboxyl and amino groups.

A group of 20 organic acids that serve as the building blocks for proteins.

Twenty- two basic building blocks of the body that make up proteins.

the building blocks of proteins; the main material of the body's cells. Insulin is made of 51 amino acids joined together.

There are 22 amino acids and these are units from which protein is formed.

The building blocks of proteins. There are 20 amino acids, each of which is coded for by three adjacent nucleotides in a DNA sequence.

A group of nitrogen-containing, carbon-based organic compounds that serve as the building blocks of protein and muscle.

The basic building blocks of proteins. There are 20 different amino acid types. Each protein consists of a different sequence of amino acids linked together according to the genetic information encoded in DNA.

A class of organic chemical compounds that combine to build proteins.

The building blocks of protein. A deficiency of amino acids may adversely affect hair growth.

The biochemical building blocks of proteins. There are 20 different amino acids, 10 of which are nonessential and can be manufactured by the body, and 10 of which are essential and cannot be manufactured by the body, so they must be supplied through diet.

The building blocks of proteins.  The genetic code works by specifying the order of amino acids in proteins.  The proteins act as the functional components of cells.

Chemical compounds that contain nitrogen, carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen; the basic building blocks the body uses to build different types of protein.

there are 21 different kinds of amino acids that make protein. (bricks) The sub-units that join together to make proteins.

the building blocks of protein. Nine amino acids (essential amino acids) must come from the diet while the other eleven (nonessential) are made by the body. The essential amino acids are isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, threonine. L-tryptophan, valine, and histidine. The nonessential amino acids are arginine, alanine, asparagines, aspartic acid, cysteine, glutamine, glutamic acid, glycine, praline, serine, and tyrosine.

Nitrogen-bearing organic acids that are the building blocks of protein. The branched chain amino acids are Leucine, Valine and Isoleucine.

Extremely small molecules that join with each other to construct complex proteins.

Chemical molecules which combine to form the various proteins. There are 22 common amino acids. The human body can synthesize (manufacture) 14 of them. The other 8 must come from the diet and are therefore called essential amino acids. See: Amino Acid Complex

Organic compound containing both basic amino and acidic carobxyl groups. Amino acid molecules combine to make protein molecules and are therefore a fundamental constituent of living matter.

Amino Acids are the molecular building blocks of protein. Proteins are major structural and functional components of muscle tissue, skin, blood and the skeletal system. In addition, they play important roles in the production of hormones, enzymes and components of the immune system. Incomplete protein diets can be made complete by supplementing with foods that contain "essential" amino acids.

Amino acids are substances that act as building blocks in the developing embryo and fetus.

Amino acids are the buildings blocks used to make proteins. There are about 80 amino acids in nature, but the human body needs only 20 of these for metabolism and growth. Essential amino acids are supplied by the foods we eat. Nonessential amino acids are in foods, but they also can be produced by the body.

A class of 20 chemical units that are the building blocks of peptides and proteins.

The building blocks of proteins. Each contains a carbon atom bound to a hydrogen atom, an amino group, an acid groups, and a side chain.

The basic form of protein, 18 of which are referred to as essential amino acids. Also known as the building blocks of protein.

Group of compounds containing both the carboxyl and the amino groups. They are the building blocks of proteins and are essential for the maintenance of the body.

An essential building block of protein, being comprised of an organic acid containing an amine group (NH2).

A group of organic chemicals that form the building blocks of protein. Important in yeast nutrition.

are the building blocks of protein in the body. Amino acids make up our proteins and are necessary for life. Essential and conditionally essential amino acids are those amino acids required by the body to function properly and must be obtained in the diet or through supplementation. Non-essential amino acids are synthesized or produced by the body. For more information about amino acids and how they effect our bodies—health, mind, mood, memory, and behavior read the book, Healing with Amino Acids by Drs. Sahley and Birkner.

The basic building blocks of proteins. There are 20 different types of amino acids that combine in different ways to form the proteins in living things. The amino acids are linked together according to the genetic information encoded in the organism's DNA.

This term is used to refer to the structures within the body that work as building blocks to form short polymer chains which are responsible for building proteins within the human body. An amino acid may either be essential or non-essential. Essential amino acids are incapable of being produced inside the human body and must be obtained from natural sources, such as food. Non-essential amino acids are produced within the body.

Organic compounds whose chemical structure can be summarized as R—CHNH2—COOH.

Proteins for growth and functioning.

the building blocks of proteins; each amino acid has an amino terminus (end), a carboxy terminus (end) and a side group.

The "building blocks" into which proteins can be broken down and from which proteins can be constructed

Medium-sized molecules that are the building blocks of proteins. Twenty different amino acids link with each other in long chains to make proteins. (p.167-171).

Organic compounds that generally contain an amino (-nh2) and a carboxyl (-cooh) group. Twenty alpha-amino acids are the subunits which are polymerised to form proteins.

Organic molecules containing the amino group NH 2 and at least one carboxyl group. These acids form the basic constituents of all proteins.

The building blocks of protein. A group of biological chemical compounds containing nitrogen; form proteins.

The basic building blocks of proteins. There are 20 amino acids necessary for human growth and function.

The basic building blocks of proteins. Genes contain the code fassembling protein of the 20 amino acids necessary for human growth and function.

the chief structural material of protein, consisting of an amino group and an acid group, plus other components.

Nitrogen-containing compounds that are the building blocks of proteins. There are 22 different amino acids from which every protein in the body is made up of. There are nine so-called essential amino acids that are not manufactured by the body and must come from the diet.

The ‘building blocksâ€(tm) of proteins. The sequence of amino acids determines the shape, properties and role of the protein. search for Amino acids

Any of a class of 20 molecules that are combined to form proteins in living things. Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins. The sequence of amino acids in a protein and hence protein function are determined by the genetic code.

Long chains of amino acids make up proteins. About 20 are known. Some amino acids are made in the body; those that are not are called essential amino acids and must be supplied in food.

The organic molecules that are building blocks of proteins. There are at 20 different kinds of amino acids in living things. Proteins are composed of different combinations of amino acids assembled in chain-like molecules. Amino acids are primarily composed of carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, and nitrogen. process of making an antibody against a foreign antigen.

complex molecules which form the building-blocks of proteins Humans as organisms

Class of organic compounds in which an amino goup and carboxyl group are linked to a central carbon atom, called the ¥á carbon, to which a variable side chain is bound. Twenty common amino acids are the monomers that polymerize to form proteins. Some of these amino acids can then become modified.

Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins. There are 20 natural amino acids.

Amino acids are the building blocks of protein, which is essential for human growth and maintenance. Of the 20 amino acids humans require, our bodies produce 11, and the remaining nine must come from the foods we eat. Soy protein provides all nine missing amino acids, making it a complete protein. The soybean is the only vegetable offering a complete protein profile.