Amino Acids

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.

Year introduced: /metabolism was AMINO ACID METABOLISM 1965

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Tree Number(s): D12.125

MeSH Unique ID: D000596

Entry Terms:

• Acids, Amino
• Amino Acid
• Acid, Amino

See Also:

• Receptors, Amino Acid

All MeSH Categories
Chemicals and Drugs Category
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
Amino Acids
Alanine
beta-Alanine +
Lysinoalanine
Mimosine
Amino Acid Chloromethyl Ketones
Tosyllysine Chloromethyl Ketone
Tosylphenylalanyl Chloromethyl Ketone
Amino Acids, Acidic
Aspartic Acid +
Glutamates +
Amino Acids, Basic
Arginine +
Asparagine
Glutamine +
Lysine +
Ornithine +
Amino Acids, Branched-Chain
Aminoisobutyric Acids
Isoleucine
Leucine
Valine +
Amino Acids, Cyclic
Amino Acids, Aromatic +
Cycloleucine
Desmosine
Histidine +
Imino Acids +
Isodesmosine
Amino Acids, Diamino
Arginine +
Asparagine
Citrulline
Cystathionine
Cystine
Diaminopimelic Acid
Glutamine +
Homocystine
Lysine +
Ornithine +
Amino Acids, Dicarboxylic
2-Aminoadipic Acid
Aspartic Acid +
Carbocysteine
Cystathionine
Cystine
Glutamates +
Homocystine
Amino Acids, Essential
Arginine +
Histidine
Isoleucine
Leucine
Lysine
Methionine +
Phenylalanine +
Threonine +
Tryptophan
Valine +
Amino Acids, Neutral
Asparagine
Cysteine
Glutamine
Methionine +
Serine +
Threonine +
Amino Acids, Sulfur
Cystathionine
Cysteic Acid
Cysteine +
Ethionine
Homocysteine +
Homocystine
Methionine +
Penicillamine +
Thiorphan
Tiopronin
Aminobutyrates
Aminoisobutyric Acids
gamma-Aminobutyric Acid +
Aminocaproates
Aminocaproic Acid
Norleucine +
Aminolevulinic Acid
Canavanine
Creatine
Phosphocreatine
Excitatory Amino Acids
Aspartic Acid
Glutamic Acid
Glycine
Allylglycine
Glyphosate
N-substituted Glycines +
Homoserine
Kynurenine
Oxamic Acid
Phosphoamino Acids
2-Amino-5-phosphonovalerate
Phosphocreatine
Phosphoserine
Phosphothreonine
Phosphotyrosine
Quisqualic Acid
RNA, Transfer, Amino Acyl