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Amino acid
An amino acid is a water-soluble organic compound that possess both a carboxyl (-COOH) and an amino (-NH2) group attached to the same carbon atom.
The term “amino acids” often refers to α-L-amino acids, the subunits of proteins.
Definitions in the literature
- Any of a group of water-soluble organic compounds that possess both a carboxyl (-COOH) and an amino (-NH2) group attached to the same carbon atom, called the α-carbon atom [1].
