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Concept: Amino-Acid

Superconcept: Monomer

Subconcept: Polar-Amino-Acid

Subconcept: Nonpolar-Amino-Acid

Subconcept: Nonessential-Amino-Acid

Subconcept: Neutral-Amino-Acid

Subconcept: Formylmethionine

Subconcept: Essential-Amino-Acid

Subconcept: Basic-Amino-Acid

Subconcept: Acidic-Amino-Acid


Component Semantics:

Amino-Acid
Definition: Organic molecule containing both an amino group and a carboxyl group. Alpha amino acids (those in which the amino and carboxyl groups are linked to the same carbon atom) serve as the building blocks of proteins. Alberts:ECB:G-2.

Relevant concepts: Monosaccharide

Relevant concepts: Basic-Amino-Acid

Relevant concepts: Covalent-CH-Bond

Relevant concepts: Essential-Amino-Acid

Relevant concepts: Nonpolar-Amino-Acid

Relevant concepts: Alpha-Carbon

Relevant concepts: Formylmethionine

Relevant concepts: Covalent-CN-Bond

Relevant concepts: Nucleotide

Relevant concepts: Covalent-Bond

Relevant concepts: Amino-Group

Relevant concepts: Actin-Molecule

Relevant concepts: Nonessential-Amino-Acid

Relevant concepts: Amino-Acid-Side-Chain

Relevant concepts: Neutral-Amino-Acid

Relevant concepts: Acidic-Amino-Acid

Relevant concepts: Monomer

Relevant concepts: Polar-Amino-Acid

Relevant concepts: Carboxyl-Group

Relevant concepts: Hydrogen-Atom

Relevant concepts: Covalent-CC-Bond