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amino
1[ uh-mee-noh, am-uh-noh ]
amino-
2- a combining form used in the names of chemical compounds in which the amino group is present:
aminobenzene.
amino-
1combining_form
- indicating the presence of an amino group
aminobenzoic acid
amino
2/ -ˈmiː-; əˈmaɪnəʊ /
noun
- modifier of, consisting of, or containing the group of atoms -NH 2
amino acid
amino group or radical
amino
/ ə-ŧ′ō,ă′ə-ō′ /
- Relating to an amine or other chemical compound that contains the group NH 2 .
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of amino1
Example Sentences
No one mentioned the common names for these ingredients: seaweed, vitamin B2, and MSG, a common amino acid that has been demonized because it's popular in Asian food.
Plants use an amino acid called lysine for many things, including as a part of their detection and response to pests.
These include 14 of the 20 amino acids that life on Earth uses to build proteins and all four of the ring-shaped molecules that make up DNA - adenine, guanine, cytosine and thymine.
So if you were to engineer synthetic mirror image versions of these, the amino acids would have right-handed chirality and the DNA would have left-handed chirality.
But raw milk advocates say that drinking unpasteurized milk is a “natural” food that contains more amino acids, vitamins, minerals and fatty acids.
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