amino compound

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• Amino alcohol — Amino alcohols are organic compounds that contain both an amine functional group and an alcohol functional group.Common amino alcohols* Ethanolamines * Heptaminol * Isoetharine * Norepinephrine * Propanolamines * SphingosineExternal links* …   Wikipedia

• amino- — 1887, as an element in compound words involving chemicals, from comb. form of AMINE (Cf. amine). Amino acid is attested from 1898 …   Etymology dictionary

• amino resin — [ə mē′nōplast΄] n. a thermosetting resinous product made by condensation of a compound containing an amine (e.g., melamine or urea) with an aldehyde (e.g., formaldehyde): is used in making permanent press fabrics and other products: also called… …   English World dictionary

• amino acid — Biochem. any of a class of organic compounds that contains at least one amino group, NH2, and one carboxyl group, COOH: the alpha amino acids, RCH(NH2)COOH, are the building blocks from which proteins are constructed. Cf. essential amino acid.… …   Universalium

• Amino acid — This article is about the class of chemicals. For the structures and properties of the standard proteinogenic amino acids, see Proteinogenic amino acid. The generic structure of an alpha amino acid in its unionized form …   Wikipedia

• Amino acid — One of the 20 building blocks of protein. The sequence of amino acids in a protein and, hence, the function of that protein are determined by the genetic code in the DNA. Amino acids are molecules that (in technical terms) contain a basic amino… …   Medical dictionary

• amino acid — an organic compound containing an amino group (–NH2) and a carboxyl group (–COOH). Amino acids are fundamental constituents of all proteins. Breakdown of proteins found in the body yields the following amino acids: alanine, arginine, asparagine,… …   The new mediacal dictionary

• amino acid — noun a) Any organic compound containing both an amino and a carboxylic acid functional group. b) Any of the twenty naturally occurring α amino acids (having the amino, and carboxylic acid groups on the same carbon atom) …   Wiktionary

• compound — 1. In chemistry, a substance formed by the covalent or electrostatic union of two or more elements, generally differing entirely in physical characteristics from any of its components. 2. In pharmacy, denoting a preparation containing several… …   Medical dictionary

• amino acid — A compound containing both amino ( NH2) and carboxyl ( COOH) groups. In particular, any of 20 basic building blocks of proteins having the formula NH2 CR COOH, where R is different for each specific amino acid. See: annex 3 …   Glossary of Biotechnology

• amino aldehyde — noun Any organic compound containing both an amino and an aliphatic aldehyde functional group …   Wiktionary