amino acid

[noun]

Biochemical molecules that contain at least one amine group (-NH₂) and at least one carboxylic acid group (-COOH) and conform to the general formula NH₂-R-COOH, where R is an organic molecule. Amino acids are essential basic building blocks of proteins.

Appears in modules:

Cell Division I
César Milstein
DNA I
Energy Metabolism I
Fats and Proteins
Gene Expression
Membranes II
Origins of Life I
Origins of Life II

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