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amino acid
amino acid An organic compound containing an acidic
carboxyl group and a basic amino (NH
2) group. The general formula for naturally occurring amino acids is R-CH(NH
2)-COOH, where R is a variable grouping of atoms (fundamentally, a carbon chain or ring). Amino acids constitute the basic building blocks of
peptides and
proteins and are classified as:(
a) neutral, basic, or acidic; or(
b) non-polar, polar, or charged (depending on the net electrical charge resulting from the configuration of the molecule).
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Amino-acid health drinks becoming increasingly popular in Japan.
Magazine article from: Nutraceuticals International; 7/1/2003; 700+ words
; ...leading amino acid producer Ajinomoto...virtually all the amino acids used domestically...containing five amino acids which are said...lysine, aspartic acid and flavored with...000mg each of amino acids and citric acid. Leading convenience...
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Amino Acids, Peptides and Proteins in Organic Chemistry: Origins and Synthesis of Amino Acids.(Report)
Newspaper article from: Biotech Week; 9/30/2009; 700+ words
; ...Acids USE OF ENZYMES IN THE SYNTHESIS OF AMINO ACIDS BETA-AMINO ACID BIOSYNTHESIS METHODS FOR THE CHEMICAL...AMINO ACIDS SYNTHESIS OF GAMMA AND DELTA-AMINO ACIDS SYNTHESIS OF GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID ANALOG For more information visit http...
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Amino acid pharmacokinetics and safety assessment1
Magazine article from: The Journal of Nutrition; 6/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...thereof, to high levels of amino acid intake. Sick individuals who require therapeutic delivery of amino acids by vein or who cannot tolerate specific amino acids because of inborn errors of amino acid metabolism are at greater risk...
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Radiolabeled amino acids: Basic aspects and clinical applications in oncology
Magazine article from: The Journal of Nuclear Medicine; 3/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...classes of amino acids. The theoretic...preclinical background of amino acid imaging is sound...radiolabeled amino acids is established...diagnostic accuracy of amino acid imaging seems adequate...radiolabeled amino acids is also expected to increase. ...
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Amino Acids, Peptides and Proteins in Organic Chemistry: Origins and Synthesis of Amino Acids.
M2 Presswire; 9/15/2009; 700+ words
; ...Acids USE OF ENZYMES IN THE SYNTHESIS OF AMINO ACIDS BETA-AMINO ACID BIOSYNTHESIS METHODS FOR THE CHEMICAL...AMINO ACIDS SYNTHESIS OF GAMMA AND DELTA-AMINO ACIDS SYNTHESIS OF GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID ANALOG For more information visit http...
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AMINO ACIDS & BODYBUILDING
Magazine article from: Joe Weider's Muscle & Fitness; 4/1/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...exactly the same amounts of particular amino acids (the same amino-acid profile) but have significant differences...for oral use is powdered freeform amino acids. A singular (unbonded) amino acid can specifically elevate its level in...
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Amino Acid Needs for Early Growth and Development1,2
Magazine article from: The Journal of Nutrition; 6/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...show that the amino acid needs for parenteral...several essential amino acids; this suggests that...parenteral nutrition amino acid solutions are less...dietary essential amino acids * indispensable * indicator amino acid oxidation * infants...
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Amino acid composition of the fetal pig
Magazine article from: The Journal of Nutrition; 5/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...gestational ages. Amino acid composition changed...markedly and other amino acids (except ornithine...a lesser extent. Amino acid concentrations in...studies, not all amino acids were quantified...model for studying amino acid nutrition and metabolism...
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Interorgan amino acid transport and its regulation1,2
Magazine article from: The Journal of Nutrition; 6/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...Interorgan amino acid transport is...that provides amino acids to all tissues...plasma amino acid homeostasis. Net movement of amino acids depends on the...underlie many amino acid fluxes: i...a store for amino acids. This means...
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Amino Acid Adequacy in Pathophysiological States1,2
Magazine article from: The Journal of Nutrition; 6/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...ABSTRACT Amino acid utilization and...most circulating amino acids are derived from...states, the amino acid composition of amino acids derived from periferal...nonessential amino acids in excess of the...practice can lead to amino acid ...
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Amino acid
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
Amino acid Amino acids are organic compounds made of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen...Unlike the behavior of molecules with amino or carboxylic acid functional groups alone, amino acids exist mostly as crystalline solids that decompose rather...
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Amino Acids
Book article from: Science of Everyday Things
...Amino Acids Amino acids are organic compounds...structure of an amino-acid molecule consists...amino group and the acid group, which are...Each of the common amino acids has, in addition...abbreviations. Amino-acid molecules, which...
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Amino Acid
Encyclopedia entry from: UXL Encyclopedia of Science
Amino acid Amino acids are simple organic compounds made of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen...The chains may contain as few as 2 or as many as 3,000 amino acid units. Amino acids become proteins when 50 or more are bonded together in a chain...
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amino acids
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body
...specific for a single amino acid or a group of similar amino acids, are present in the cells...circulating blood; thus amino acids from the diet enter the body's amino acid pool, mixing with other amino acids derived from the breakdown...
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Amino Acid Disorders Screening
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed.
...urine sample. Purpose Amino acid disorder screening is...errors in metabolism of amino acids. Twenty of the 100 known...congenital defect in the amino acid transport system in the...This produces increased amino acids in the urine. Blood...
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