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amino_acid
has definitions from the fields of biology,chemistry,biochemistry
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[ noun ] (biology,chemistry,biochemistry) organic compounds containing an amino group and a carboxylic acid group
Synonyms Examples "proteins are composed of various proportions of about 20 common amino acids" Used in print (Jacob Robbins et al., "The thyroid-stimulating...)Since the circulating thyroid_hormones are the amino_acids thyroxine and tri-iodothyronine ( cf. Section C ) , it is clear that some mechanism must exist in the thyroid_gland for their release from proteins before secretion . Related terms acid organic_compound tyrosine iodoamino_acid thyronine gamma_aminobutyric_acid canavanine asparagine glutamine glycine citrulline alanine hydroxyproline dihydroxyphenylalanine proline cysteine glutamic_acid inessential_amino_acid essential_amino_acid peptide creatine sarcosine serine ornithine cystine aspartic_acid tyramine homocysteine protein |
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