AMINO ACIDS

group of organic compounds, basic constituents of proteins

organic compound from which proteins are made

In chemistry, an amino acid is a molecule that contains both amine and carboxyl functional groups. In biochemistry, this term refers to alpha-amino acids with the general formula H2NCHRCOOH, where R is an organic substituent. In the alpha amino acids, the amino and carboxylate groups are attached to the same carbon, which is called the α–carbon. The various alpha amino acids differ in which side chain (R group) is attached to their alpha carbon. They can vary in size from just a hydrogen atom in glycine, through a methyl group in alanine, to a large heterocyclic group in tryptophan.
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Amino acids Proteins are made up of organic compounds called amino acids. The human body uses amino acids to build and repair body tissue. [more]Amino acids - Community and Resources

any of the 26 building blocks of proteins.
  

AMMINOACIDI