amino
IPA: ʌmˈinoʊ
noun
- (chemistry) The amine functional group.
adjective
- (chemistry) Relating to an amine.
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Examples of "amino" in Sentences
- Amino acid is essential for life.
- Excitatory amino acid antagonist.
- Cysteines are a single amino acid.
- Amino sugar an amino group substitutes for one of the hydroxyls.
- He also worked in the field of amino acids and the Biuret reagent.
- Histidase is needed for the metabolism of the amino acid histidine.
- An enzyme in the soy meal prevents utilization of the trypsin amino acid.
- The subscript indicates the number of amino acid residues in the fragment.
- All that matters in nutrition is the presence of the essential amino acids.
- Hydrolysis is of the amino group of glutamine yielding glutamate and ammonium.
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