amino acid
Type: molecule Aliases: amino acids amino-acid
Systems Analogy
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A small organic compound containing both an amino and a carboxyl group, acting as the fundamental monomeric building block of proteins.
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Scientific Sources & Verbatim Definitions
- Book / MonographNelson DL, Cox MM. Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry. 8th ed. 2021. ↗
"Amino acids are the monomeric components of proteins."