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单词 amino acid
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Definition of amino acid in English:

amino acid

nounəˌmiːnəʊ ˈasɪdəˌminoʊ ˈæsəd
Biochemistry
  • A simple organic compound containing both a carboxyl (—COOH) and an amino (—NH₂) group.

    as modifier the amino-acid sequence of a protein
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Homocysteine is produced from the amino acid methionine, which is found in normal dietary protein.
    • To tackle this problem a variety of approaches have been developed to predict the three-dimensional structure of a protein given its amino-acid sequence.
    • The simplest amino acid is glycine which contains a hydrogen atom as its side group.
    • Protein molecules are large biological polymers of small molecules called amino acids, and each protein has a unique amino-acid sequence.
    • Two known enzymes catabolize the essential amino acid tryptophan in mammals.

Amino acids occur naturally in plant and animal tissues and form the basic constituents of proteins. There are about twenty common amino acids, of which the simplest is glycine (H₂NCH₂COOH)

 
 

Definition of amino acid in US English:

amino acid

nounəˌmēnō ˈasədəˌminoʊ ˈæsəd
Biochemistry
  • A simple organic compound containing both a carboxyl (—COOH) and an amino (—NH₂) group.

    Amino acids occur naturally in plant and animal tissues and are the basic constituents of proteins

    as modifier the amino-acid sequence of a protein
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Protein molecules are large biological polymers of small molecules called amino acids, and each protein has a unique amino-acid sequence.
    • Homocysteine is produced from the amino acid methionine, which is found in normal dietary protein.
    • To tackle this problem a variety of approaches have been developed to predict the three-dimensional structure of a protein given its amino-acid sequence.
    • Two known enzymes catabolize the essential amino acid tryptophan in mammals.
    • The simplest amino acid is glycine which contains a hydrogen atom as its side group.
 
 
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