The building blocks of polypeptides and proteins.

Organic substances that aid in the creation of proteins; also the end product of the decomposition of certain proteins.

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

ammonia-carbon acids that when strung together in long double-bonded chains (peptides) build proteins. The genetic code inscribed in DNA employs twenty of them.

The building blocks of proteins.

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

Organic acids containing nitrogen. Proteins are made up of long chains of amino acids joined by peptide bonds. The body must be supplied with amino acids in the diet. There are 20 different types of amino acids in proteins of living origin. "Non-essential" amino acids are necessary for body function but can be produced in the body [..]

simple organic molecules which link together in chains to form protein

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.

  small molecules that are the components of proteins.  There are 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.

Small, nitrogen-containing molecules that are linked together to form proteins. These building blocks of which proteins are made, are themselves relatively small molecules (normally less than 10 carbon atoms) which are characterized by the possession of an amino group (- NH2) and a carboxylic acid group (-COOH) attached to the same carbon atom. The [..]

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 [..]

Basic structural unit of proteins

Compounds containing nitrogen that form the building blocks of proteins. A protein is composed of chains of many amino acids. Some amino acids are considered nutritionally essential and must be suppli [..]

Organic compounds that form the building blocks of proteins.Out of 20 or more, 9 are considered essential , indispensable to life and growth that the body cannot make and must be supplied by diet. The [..]

Amino acids are compounds produced by the human body, that combine to build proteins. The body uses these proteins to build muscles, grow new tissue and repair broken tissue. When proteins are broken [..]

amino acids are the building blocks of proteins. DNA codes for amino acids. Three nucleotides (segments of the genetic code) make one amino acid. Amino acids are critical to life, and have many functions in the way your body works.

A group of 20 organic compounds, combinations of which are bonded together in long chains to make proteins. Acide aminé

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 [..]

Every protein found in food or in the body is composed of a series of molecules called amino acids. Amino acids are absorbed during protein digestion, and then re-used to build muscle and perform other critical bodily functions. By rotating between protein sources, your pet will ingest a wider array of amino acids, the benefit of which is a long, h [..]

Organic compounds that generally contain an amino (-NH2) and a carboxyl (-COOH) group. Twenty alpha-amino Acids are the subunits which are polymerized to form Proteins.

Amino Acids with side chains that are negatively charged at physiological pH.

Amino Acids containing an aromatic side chain.

Amino Acids with side chains that are positively charged at physiological pH.

Amino Acids which have a branched Carbon chain.

A class of Amino Acids characterized by a closed ring structure.

Amino Acids that are not synthesized by the Human Body in amounts sufficient to carry out physiological functions. They are obtained from dietary foodstuffs.

Endogenous Amino Acids released by Neurons as excitatory Neurotransmitters. Glutamic Acid is the most common excitatory Neurotransmitter in the Brain. Aspartic Acid has been regarded as an excitatory [..]

Drugs used for their actions on any aspect of Excitatory Amino Acid Neurotransmitter systems. Included are Drugs that act on Excitatory Amino Acid receptors, Affect the Life Cycle of Excitatory Amino [..]

Drugs that bind to and activate Excitatory Amino Acid receptors.

Drugs that bind to but do not activate Excitatory Amino Acid receptors, thereby blocking the actions of agonists.

Amino Acids with uncharged R groups or side chains.

Amino Acids and chains of Amino Acids connected by peptide linkages.

Amino Acids that contain Phosphorus as an integral part of the molecule.

The chemical building blocks of proteins. See Related Term(s): Peptide, Protein

Animo acids are the unit molecular building blocks of proteins. A protein is a chain of amino acids in a certain sequence. Twenty main types of amino acid are found in the proteins of living things, a [..]

Organic compounds that generally contain an amino (-NH2) and a carboxyl (-COOH) group. Twenty alpha-amino acids are the subunits which are polymerized to form proteins.

Amino acids with side chains that are negatively charged at physiological pH.

Amino acids containing an aromatic side chain.

Amino acids with side chains that are positively charged at physiological pH.

Amino acids which have a branched carbon chain.

A class of amino acids characterized by a closed ring structure.

Amino acids that are not synthesized by the human body in amounts sufficient to carry out physiological functions. They are obtained from dietary foodstuffs.

Amino acids with uncharged R groups or side chains.

Amino acids and chains of amino acids connected by peptide linkages.

The building blocks of polypeptides. There are 20 different amino acids.

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 nee [..]

Amino Acids: Chemical components of Protein that is essential to the human diet.

A class of nitrogen-containing molecules containing an amine group, a carboxylic acid group and a side chain that varies between different amino acids. Amino acids are the building blocks from which protein is made in the body. There are 20 known standard amino acids forming various proteins. When taken up into the body in the diet, the 20 standard [..]

Compounds with an amino and a carboxyl group. Proteins are built up of amino acids connected by peptide linkages.

Building blocks of proteins. There are twenty common amino acids: alanine, arginine, asparagine, aspartic acid, cysteine, glutamic acid, glutamine, glycine, histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, met [..]

The "building blocks" from which protein are constructed.

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

organic acids bearing -NH2 group; building blocks of proteins.

Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins. There are 20 known amino acids found in living organisms. The sequence of amino acids in a protein determines its function. This sequence of amino acids is determined by the sequence of bases found in the gene coding for that protein.

molecules that contain an amino group (NH2

Amino Acids are organic compounds (protein "building blocks") vitally essential to the body. They assist in body growth, maintenance and repair.

Amino acids are organic molecules forming proteins.

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. (12 Dec 1998)

Amino acids which have a branched carbon chain. (12 Dec 1998)

A class of amino acids characterised by a closed ring structure. (12 Dec 1998)

Amino acids and chains of amino acids connected by peptide linkages. (12 Dec 1998)

nitrogen-containing molecules. Proteins, both in food and in human tissue, are made up of chains of various amino acids. There are 22 known amino acids and the sequence of these amino acids accounts for the distinctive characteristics of each protein.

The building blocks of proteins, there are 20 naturally occurring amino acids.

nitrogen-containing molecules. Proteins, both in food and in human tissue, are made up of chains of various amino acids. There are 22 known amino acids and the sequence of these amino acids accounts f [..]

Amino acids are a set of 20 different molecules used to build proteins. Proteins consist of one or more chains of amino acids called polypeptides. The sequence of the amino acid chain causes the polypeptide to fold into a shape that is biologically active. The amino acid sequences of proteins are encoded in the genes.