Terms Related to Amino Acids

• Carboxylic Acids

  Organic compounds containing the carboxy group (-COOH). This group of compounds includes amino acids and fatty acids. Carboxylic acids can be saturated, unsaturated, or aromatic.

• Polypeptides

  Any member of a class of compounds of low molecular weight which yield two or more amino acids on hydrolysis. Formed by loss of water ...

• Peptides, and Proteins Amino Acids

  Amino acids and chains of amino acids connected by peptide linkages.

• Aldehydic Acids

  Dicarboxylic acids in which one of the carboxyl groups (-COOH) has been replaced by an aldehyde group (-CHO).

• Essential Amino Acids

  Amino acids that are not synthesized by the human body in amounts sufficient to carry out physiological functions. They are obtained from dietary foodstuffs.

• Cyclic Amino Acids

  A class of amino acids characterized by a closed ring structure.

• Acidic Amino Acids

  Amino acids with side chains that are negatively charged at physiological pH.