Organic compounds that generally contain an amino (-NH2) and a carboxyl (-COOH) group. Twenty alpha-amino acids are the subunits which are polymerized to form proteins.
ID
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D000596
altLabel
Acid, Amino
Acids, Amino
Amino Acid
AN
/urine permitted but consider also RENAL AMINOACIDURIAS
AQL
AD AE AG AI AN BI BL CF CH CL CS DE DF EC GE HI IM IP ME PD PH PK PO RE SD ST TO TU UR
cui
C0002520
DC
1
definition
Organic compounds that generally contain an amino (-NH2) and a carboxyl (-COOH) group. Twenty alpha-amino acids are the subunits which are polymerized to form proteins.
DX
19600101
FX
D017459
HN
/metabolism was AMINO ACID METABOLISM 1965; /metabolism was AMINO ACID METABOLISM see under PROTEIN METABOLISM 1963-64