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• Amino acid dating — is a technique used to estimate age in a wide variety ofsituations. This technique relates changes in amino acid molecules to thetime elapsed since they were formed. This technique is used in paleobiology, archaeology, forensic science, and… …   Wikipedia

• amino acid — n. 1. any of a large group of organic acids containing a carboxyl group, COOH, and an amino group, NH2 2. any of the 25 amino acids that link together into polypeptide chains to form proteins that are necessary for all life: in general, they are… …   English World dictionary

• Amino acid — This article is about the class of chemicals. For the structures and properties of the standard proteinogenic amino acids, see Proteinogenic amino acid. The generic structure of an alpha amino acid in its unionized form …   Wikipedia

• amino acid — Biochem. any of a class of organic compounds that contains at least one amino group, NH2, and one carboxyl group, COOH: the alpha amino acids, RCH(NH2)COOH, are the building blocks from which proteins are constructed. Cf. essential amino acid.… …   Universalium

• Amino acid — One of the 20 building blocks of protein. The sequence of amino acids in a protein and, hence, the function of that protein are determined by the genetic code in the DNA. Amino acids are molecules that (in technical terms) contain a basic amino… …   Medical dictionary

• Amino acid synthesis — For the non biological synthesis of amino acids see: Strecker amino acid synthesis Amino acid synthesis is the set of biochemical processes (metabolic pathways) by which the various amino acids are produced from other compounds. The substrates… …   Wikipedia

• amino acid — n. Biochem. any of a group of organic compounds containing both the carboxyl (COOH) and amino (NH2) group, occurring naturally in plant and animal tissues and forming the basic constituents of proteins. Etymology: AMINE + ACID * * * amino acid… …   Useful english dictionary

• amino acid —    The building blocks of proteins coded by triplets of bases in DNA blueprint. Any one of a class of organic compounds containing the amino (NH2) group and the carboxyl (COOH) group …   Forensic science glossary

• amino acid — [ə mi:nəʊ, ə mʌɪnəʊ] noun Biochemistry any of a class of about twenty simple organic compounds which form the basic constituents of proteins and contain both a carboxyl (‒COOH) and an amino (‒NH2) group …   English new terms dictionary

• amino acid — an organic compound containing an amino group (–NH2) and a carboxyl group (–COOH). Amino acids are fundamental constituents of all proteins. Breakdown of proteins found in the body yields the following amino acids: alanine, arginine, asparagine,… …   The new mediacal dictionary

• amino acid — noun a) Any organic compound containing both an amino and a carboxylic acid functional group. b) Any of the twenty naturally occurring α amino acids (having the amino, and carboxylic acid groups on the same carbon atom) …   Wiktionary