Amino acid

In chemistry, an amino acid is any molecule that contains both amino and carboxylic acid functional groups.

Related Topics:
Chemistry - Molecule - Amino - Carboxylic acid - Functional groups

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In biochemistry, this shorter and more general term is frequently used to refer to alpha amino acids: those amino acids in which the amino and carboxylate functionalities are attached to the same carbon.

Related Topics:
Biochemistry - Carbon

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Amino acid residue is what is left of an amino acid once a water molecule has been lost (an H+ from the nitrogenous side and an OH- from the carboxylic side) in the formation of a peptide bond .

Related Topics:
Water - Molecule - H+ - OH- - Peptide bond

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