A report on Amino acid
Amino acids are organic compounds that contain amino (\sNH3+) and carboxylic acid (\sCO2H) functional groups, along with a side chain (R group) specific to each amino acid.
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Protein
36 linksProteins are large biomolecules and macromolecules that comprise one or more long chains of amino acid residues.
Essential amino acid
17 linksAn essential amino acid, or indispensable amino acid, is an amino acid that cannot be synthesized from scratch by the organism fast enough to supply its demand, and must therefore come from the diet.
Biosynthesis
14 linksMulti-step, enzyme-catalyzed process where substrates are converted into more complex products in living organisms.
Multi-step, enzyme-catalyzed process where substrates are converted into more complex products in living organisms.
Some important biological macromolecules include: proteins, which are composed of amino acid monomers joined via peptide bonds, and DNA molecules, which are composed of nucleotides joined via phosphodiester bonds.
Neurotransmitter
13 linksSignaling molecule secreted by a neuron to affect another cell across a synapse.
Signaling molecule secreted by a neuron to affect another cell across a synapse.
Many neurotransmitters are synthesized from simple and plentiful precursors such as amino acids, which are readily available and often require a small number of biosynthetic steps for conversion.
Methionine
10 linksEssential amino acid in humans.
Essential amino acid in humans.
Methionine (abbreviated as Met or M; encoded by the codon AUG) is an α-amino acid that is used in the biosynthesis of proteins.
Nitrogen
7 linksChemical element with the symbol N and atomic number 7.
Chemical element with the symbol N and atomic number 7.
Nitrogen occurs in all organisms, primarily in amino acids (and thus proteins), in the nucleic acids (DNA and RNA) and in the energy transfer molecule adenosine triphosphate.
Aspartic acid
9 linksAspartic acid (symbol Asp or D; the ionic form is known as aspartate), is an α-amino acid that is used in the biosynthesis of proteins.
Glutamic acid
9 linksGlutamic acid (symbol Glu or E; the ionic form is known as glutamate) is an α-amino acid that is used by almost all living beings in the biosynthesis of proteins.
RNA
12 linksPolymeric molecule essential in various biological roles in coding, decoding, regulation and expression of genes.
Polymeric molecule essential in various biological roles in coding, decoding, regulation and expression of genes.
This process uses transfer RNA (tRNA) molecules to deliver amino acids to the ribosome, where ribosomal RNA (rRNA) then links amino acids together to form coded proteins.