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  2. Amino acid - Wikipedia

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    The last of the 20 common amino acids to be discovered was threonine in 1935 by William Cumming Rose, who also determined the essential amino acids and established the minimum daily requirements of all amino acids for optimal growth. [15] [16] The unity of the chemical category was recognized by Wurtz in 1865, but he gave no particular name to ...

  3. Essential amino acid - Wikipedia

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    Cysteine (or sulfur-containing amino acids), tyrosine (or aromatic amino acids), and arginine are always required by infants and growing children. [11] [14] Methionine and cysteine are grouped together because one of them can be synthesized from the other using the enzyme methionine S-methyltransferase and the catalyst methionine synthase. [15]

  4. List of amino acids - Wikipedia

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    Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; Appearance. move to sidebar hide. Amino acids are listed by type: Proteinogenic amino acid; Non ...

  5. Peptide - Wikipedia

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    A dipeptide has two amino acids. A tripeptide has three amino acids. A tetrapeptide has four amino acids. A pentapeptide has five amino acids. (e.g., enkephalin). A hexapeptide has six amino acids. (e.g., angiotensin IV). A heptapeptide has seven amino acids. (e.g., spinorphin). An octapeptide has eight amino acids (e.g., angiotensin II).

  6. Non-proteinogenic amino acids - Wikipedia

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    Lysine. Technically, any organic compound with an amine (–NH 2) and a carboxylic acid (–COOH) functional group is an amino acid. The proteinogenic amino acids are a small subset of this group that possess a central carbon atom (α- or 2-) bearing an amino group, a carboxyl group, a side chain and an α-hydrogen levo conformation, with the exception of glycine, which is achiral, and proline ...

  7. Protein (nutrient) - Wikipedia

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    There, most of the peptides are broken into single amino acids. Absorption of the amino acids and their derivatives into which dietary protein is degraded is done by the gastrointestinal tract. The absorption rates of individual amino acids are highly dependent on the protein source; for example, the digestibilities of many amino acids in ...

  8. List of standard amino acids - Wikipedia

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  9. Complete protein - Wikipedia

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    In a plant-based diet there is the perceived issue of amino acid content of various individual foods. A satisfying diet however, will include minimum requirements of all essential amino acids. In addition to grains, such as corn, rice, or wheat, vegetable protein also occurs in legumes, which include beans and peanuts.