amino acids

1. Basic organic molecules (see also organic molecule) that combine to form proteins. Amino acids are made up of hydrogen, carbon, oxygen, and nitrogen. Some examples of amino acids are lysine, phenylalanine, and tryptophan.

Amino acids are the basic molecular building blocks of proteins.

Example Sentences

It is like humans eating a diet without carbohydrates, amino acids, or other vital nutrients.

From BBC

“It also has methane and other molecules, including amino acids.”

From Salon

They are formed when bacteria break down amino acids containing sulfur.

From Salon

Liu observed that these two amino acids were appearing at different concentrations.

From Salon

These include 14 of the 20 amino acids that life on Earth uses to build proteins and all four of the ring-shaped molecules that make up DNA - adenine, guanine, cytosine and thymine.

From BBC