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| amino acid definitions | |||
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| # | Definition | Sets | |
| 1 | basic building blocks of protein molecules | 45 sets | |
| 2 | organic compounds containing an amino group and a carboxylic acid group | 29 sets | |
| 3 | monomer that makes up proteins; contains carboxyl and amino functional groups | 24 sets | |
| 4 | compound with an amino group (−nh2) on one end and a carboxyl group (−cooh) on the other end | 22 sets | |
| 5 | a small molecule that is linked chemically to other amino acids to form proteins | 17 sets | |
| 6 | a compound of a class of simple organic compounds that contain a carboxyl group and an amino group and that combine to form proteins | 11 sets | |
| 7 | building block of a protein | 11 sets | |
| 8 | the building block of proteins | 11 sets | |
| 9 | monomer of a protein | 10 sets | |
| 10 | building blocks of proteins | 10 sets | |
| 11 | an organic molecule possessing both carboxyl and amino groups. amino acids serve as the monomers of proteins. | 9 sets | |
| 12 | -cooh and -nh2 | 9 sets | |
| 13 | any one of 20 different organic molecules that contain a carboxyl and an amino group and that combine to form proteins | 9 sets | |
| 14 | building block or monomer of a protein | 9 sets | |
| 15 | the building blocks of proteins | 9 sets | |
| 16 | a small molecule that is linked chemically to other amino acids to form proteins. | 8 sets | |
| 17 | monomer for proteins | 8 sets | |
| 18 | building blocks of protein | 8 sets | |
| 19 | compound with an amino group on one end and a carboxyl group on the other end | 8 sets | |
| 20 | monomer of protein | 8 sets | |
| 21 | building block of protein | 8 sets | |
| 22 | basic building block of protein molecule | 7 sets | |
| 23 | basic building block for protein compound with an amino group (−nh2) on one end and a carboxyl group (−cooh) on the other end | 7 sets | |
| 24 | basic building blocks of protein molecules. | 6 sets | |
| 25 | compound with an amino group (-nh2) on one end and a carboxyl group (-cooh) on the other end | 6 sets | |
| 26 | the basic building blocks of proteins | 6 sets | |
| 27 | organic molecule that is the building block of proteins | 6 sets | |
| 28 | monomer of proteins | 5 sets | |
| 29 | small units that are linked together chemically to form large protein molecules | 5 sets | |
| 30 | an organic compound containing an amino group (nh2), a carboxylic acid group (cooh), and any of various side groups, especially any of the 20 compounds that have the basic formula nh2chrcooh, and that link together by peptide bonds to form proteins or that function as chemical messengers and as intermediates in metabolism. | 5 sets | |
| 31 | the monomer unit of a polupeptide chain that is composed of a carboxylic acid, an amino group, and a side group that differentiates it from other amino acids | 4 sets | |
| 32 | an organic molecule containing a carboxyl group and an amino group; serves as the monomer of proteins. | 4 sets | |
| 33 | an organic molecule that contains a carboxyl and an amino group and that makes up proteins; a protein monomer | 4 sets | |
| 34 | makes up proteins, have covalent bonds called peptide bonds | 4 sets | |
| 35 | aminoácido | 4 sets | |
| 36 | monomers of proteins | 4 sets | |
| 37 | essential for human life, when a amino group and a carboxyl group replace hydrogens on the same carbon atom in a certain molecule- ends with ine | 4 sets | |
| 38 | an organic molecule possessing both carboxyl and amino groups. | 4 sets | |
| 39 | protein monomer | 4 sets | |
| 40 | basic building blocks of proteins | 4 sets | |