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#REDIRECT [[Amino acid]]

{{Image|Methionine stick figure.jpg|right|150px|'''Methionine''', a common amino acid.}} ...ed '''Met''' or '''M''', is one of the twenty common <math>\alpha</math>-[[amino acid]]s used by living organisms to build [[proteins]]. Methionine and [[cystei

A way for muscle cells to use [[amino acid]]s as energy sources, while transferring to the liver the expensive task of

[[amino acid]]

The '''alanine cycle''' is a way for muscle cells to use [[amino acid]]s as energy sources, while transferring to the liver the expensive task of ...ate]], yielding [[alanine]] and a &alpha;-ketoacid similar to the original amino acid. The &alpha;-ketoacid is further metabolized, yielding [[adenosine triphosp

{{Image|Lysine stick figure.jpg|right|150px|'''Lysine''', a common amino acid.}} '''Lysine''', abbreviated '''Lys''' or '''L''', is one of the twenty common [[amino acid]]s used by living organisms to build [[protein]]s. It is one of three posi

An aromatic [[amino acid]] incorporated into [[protein]]s.

'''Alanine''' is the second smallest of the twenty common [[amino acid]]s used by living organisms to build [[protein]]s. It is one of the non-po

{{Image|Asparagine DEVolk.jpg|right|250px|Asparagine (ASP, D), a common amino acid.}} ...abbreviated either as '''ASP''' or '''D''', is one of the twenty common [[amino acid]]s used by living organisms to build [[protein]]s. It is one of the neutra

Correlation between [[RNA]] [[codon]]s and [[protein]] [[amino acid]]s.

A cyclic, non-polar [[amino acid]] used in [[protein]]s.

A positively charged common [[amino acid]], incorporated into [[protein]]s.

{{r|amino acid}} {{r|essential amino acid}}

One of four common [[aromatic]] [[amino acid]]s in [[protein]]s.

One of the common [[amino acid]]s used in [[protein]] synthesis.

A '''peptide''' is a [[molecule]] consisting of two or more [[amino acid]]s. Peptides are smaller than [[protein]]s, with the division between the t

Enzymes that differ in amino acid sequence but catalyze the same chemical reaction.

A positively charged [[amino acid]] used by living systems to build [[proteins]].

An [[aliphatic]], non-polar, [[hydrophobic]] [[amino acid]]s incorporated into [[protein]]s.

One of three hydroxylated [[amino acid]]s used in [[protein]] synthesis; subject to phosphorylation.