Amino Acid

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
AA
Pronunciation
/əˈminoʊ ˈæsəd/
Category
Medical
Related Field
Physiology

Examples in Context

  1. Arginine accumulates extensively in some plants as a soluble amino acid.
  2. Thus, the amino acid order and content determines the shape and functional activity of the protein.
  3. The hydrolysate was desalted and the amino acid content was also obtained.
  4. The amino acid composition of Tn I was also analysed.
  5. Meanwhile, amino acid sequence alignments of JH esterase and JH epoxide hydrolase are analyzed.

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