Amino Acid — synonyms, definition

1. amino acid (Noun)

aminoalkanoic acid

amino acid (Noun) — Organic compounds containing an amino group and a carboxylic acid group. ex. "proteins are composed of various proportions of about 20 common amino acids"

organic compound GABA Glycine alanine asparagine aspartic acid canavanine citrulline creatin creatine cysteine cystine dihydroxyphenylalanine dopa essential amino acid gamma aminobutyric acid glutamic acid glutamine glutaminic acid hydroxyproline iodoamino acid • • • protein