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Pronunciation: [ɐmˈiːnə͡ʊ] (IPA)

Amino refers to a group of organic compounds. There are several synonyms for amino, which includes amine, nitro, azo, imino, and nitrile. Amines are organic compounds derived from ammonia and substituted for the hydrogen atoms in one or more of its molecules. Nitro is a compound consisting of an alkyl or aryl group combined with nitrogen and oxygen atoms. Azodyes contain two nitrogen atoms joined by a double bond and used in coloring textiles and food. Imines are organic compounds that are derived from the reaction between an amine and a carbonyl compound. Finally, nitriles are organic compounds containing a cyano group (C≡N), which resembles the minus.

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Usage examples for Amino

In very simplified language they unlocked the key to producing specialized living tissue through a bombardment of an extremely complex carbon compound with amino acids and electricity, then making it selective in function by a fantastically intricate application of radiation.
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James R. Hall
The solution of amino acids, vitamins, and honey sugar also contained a small amount of stimulant of the dexedrine type and one per cent ethanol.
"Anything You Can Do"
Gordon Randall Garrett
Together these break proteins down into water-soluble amino acids.
"How and When to Be Your Own Doctor"
Dr. Isabelle A. Moser with Steve Solomon

Famous quotes with Amino

  • The basic structure of proteins is quite simple: they are formed by hooking together in a chain discrete subunits called amino acids.
    Michael Behe
  • A comparison between the triplets tentatively deduced by these methods with the changes in amino acid sequence produced by mutation shows a fair measure of agreement.
    Francis Crick
  • A final proof of our ideas can only be obtained by detailed studies on the alterations produced in the amino acid sequence of a protein by mutations of the type discussed here.
    Francis Crick
  • It is one of the more striking generalizations of biochemistry - which surprisingly is hardly ever mentioned in the biochemical textbooks - that the twenty amino acids and the four bases, are, with minor reservations, the same throughout Nature.
    Francis Crick
  • It now seems certain that the amino acid sequence of any protein is determined by the sequence of bases in some region of a particular nucleic acid molecule.
    Francis Crick

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