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AMINOALKANOIC ACID
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Organic compounds containing an amino group and a carboxylic acid group
Example:
proteins are composed of various proportions of about 20 common amino acids
Synonyms:
amino acid; aminoalkanoic acid
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("aminoalkanoic acid" is a kind of...):
organic compound (any compound of carbon and another element or a radical)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "aminoalkanoic acid"):
tyrosine (an amino acid found in most proteins; a precursor of several hormones)
tyramine (amino acid derived from tyrosine; has a sympathomimetic action; found in chocolate and cola drinks and ripe cheese and beer)
thyronine (a phenolic amino acid of which thyroxine is a derivative)
serine (a sweetish crystalline amino acid involved in the synthesis by the body of cysteine)
sarcosine (a sweetish crystalline amino acid)
creatin; creatine (an amino acid that does not occur in proteins but is found in the muscle tissue of vertebrates both in the free form and as phosphocreatine; supplies energy for muscle contraction)
proline (an amino acid that is found in many proteins (especially collagen))
ornithine (an amino acid that does not occur in proteins but is important in the formation of urea)
iodoamino acid (an amino acid with iodine added)
hydroxyproline (a crystalline amino acid obtained from gelatin or collagen)
glycine (the simplest amino acid found in proteins and the principal amino acid in sugar cane)
glutamine (a crystalline amino acid occurring in proteins; important in protein metabolism)
glutamic acid; glutaminic acid (an amino acid occurring in proteins; important in the nitrogen metabolism of plants; used in monosodium glutamate to enhance the flavor of meats)
GABA; gamma aminobutyric acid (an amino acid that is found in the central nervous system; acts as an inhibitory neurotransmitter)
essential amino acid (an amino acid that is required by animals but that they cannot synthesize; must be supplied in the diet)
dihydroxyphenylalanine; dopa (amino acid that is formed in the liver and converted into dopamine in the brain)
cystine (a crystalline amino acid found in proteins (especially keratin); discovered in bladder stones)
cysteine (an amino acid containing sulfur that is found in most proteins; oxidizes on exposure to air to form cystine)
citrulline (an amino acid that does not occur in proteins but is an intermediate in the conversion of ornithine to arginine)
canavanine (an amino acid found in the jack bean)
aspartic acid (a crystalline amino acid found in proteins and occurring naturally in sugar beets and sugar cane)
asparagine (a crystalline amino acid found in proteins and in many plants (e.g., asparagus))
alanine (a crystalline amino acid that occurs in many proteins)
Holonyms ("aminoalkanoic acid" is a substance of...):
protein (any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells; consist of polymers of amino acids; essential in the diet of animals for growth and for repair of tissues; can be obtained from meat and eggs and milk and legumes)
