amino acids

Phonetic Respelling: [ (uh-mee-noh) ]

Definition:

n. any of a class of organic compounds that contains at least one amino group NH 2 and one carboxyl group COOH the alpha-amino acids RCHNH 2 COOH are the building blocks from

Sentence:

Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins.

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Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins.

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Gly is the smallest of the 20 amino acids commonly found in proteins.

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Polypeptide contains many molecules of amino acids.

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Glycine is the smallest of the 20 amino acids commonly found in proteins.

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Transfer RNA or tRNA transports amino acids to ribosomes.

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