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AMINO

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The radical -NH2

Synonyms:

amino; amino group

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("amino" is a kind of...):

chemical group; group; radical ((chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "amino"):

glucosamine (an amino derivative of glucose that is a component of many polysaccharides)

Derivation:

amino (pertaining to or containing any of a group of organic compounds of nitrogen derived from ammonia)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Pertaining to or containing any of a group of organic compounds of nitrogen derived from ammonia

Synonyms:

aminic; amino

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

amine (a compound derived from ammonia by replacing hydrogen atoms by univalent hydrocarbon radicals)

Derivation:

amino (the radical -NH2)

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 Context examples: 

It breaks down the amino acid arginine and may block the growth of cancer cells that need arginine to grow.

(ADI-PEG 20, NCI Dictionary)

This protein plays a role in amino acid modification.

(Adenosylhomocysteinase, NCI Thesaurus)

A vaccine containing HER2/Neu-derived epitope (amino acids 776-790) linked to li-Key peptide (li-Key/HER2/neu hybrid peptide or AE37), and combined with granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), with potential antineoplastic and immunoadjuvant activities.

(AE37 Peptide/GM-CSF Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)

A variation in the amino acid sequence for the RAC-alpha serine/threonine-protein kinase protein.

(AKT1 Protein Variant, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes adenosylhomocysteinase protein, is involved in the metabolism of amino acids.

(AHCY wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene plays a role in amino acid metabolism.

(AHCY Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

One of nine essential amino acids in humans (provided by food), Methionine is required for growth and tissue repair.

(Methionine, NCI Thesaurus)

This protein is comprised of the N-terminal AT hook and DNA methyltransferase domains of histone-lysine N-methyltransferase MLL fused to all but the first 46 amino acids of the RNA polymerase II elongation factor ELL.

(MLL/ELL Fusion Protein, NCI Thesaurus)

The sequence contains an alternating pattern of hydrophobic and positively charged amino acids.

(Mitochondrial Import Sequence, NCI Thesaurus)

This protein is comprised of the N-terminal zinc finger domain of protein AF-10 fused to the last 4 amino acids of the phosphatidylinositol-binding clathrin assembly protein.

(MLLT10/PICALM Fusion Protein, NCI Thesaurus)