amino acid

1. Any organic compound containing both an amino and a carboxylic acid functional group.

   Aminosäure

   аминокислота́aminokislotá

   organic compounds containing an amino group and a carboxylic acid group

2. Any of the twenty naturally occurring α-amino acids (having the amino, and carboxylic acid groups on the same carbon atom), and a variety of side chains, that combine, via peptide bonds, to form proteins.

   Aminosäure

1. Is there a simpler amino acid than glycine?

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2. Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins.

   ruАминокислоты — структурные элементы белков. — al42and

   deAminosäuren sind die Bausteine der Proteine. — Alois

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3. Proteins are made of smaller molecules called amino acids.

   ruБелки состоят из более мелких молекул, называемых аминокислотами. — carlosalberto

   deProteine bestehen aus kleineren Molekülen, den sogenannten Aminosäuren. — carlosalberto

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4. Every protein is a polymer composed of units called amino acids.

   deJedes Protein ist ein Polymer aus Einheiten, die man als Aminosäuren bezeichnet. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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5. Proteins are chains of amino acids that are folded like origami paper.

   deProteine sind Ketten von Aminosäuren, die wie Origami gefaltet sind. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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